At a farewell tea party on Friday, Trump said the two leaders had "achieved success" in the talks and that the progress "benefits" both countries.
Xi responded by saying he looked forward to new meetings with Trump:
There will be two new opportunities - first during the Apec meeting in China and then during the G20 meeting in the United States, Xi said in Chinese after tea time, which was later confirmed by Trump.
According to Trump, the war in Iran was also discussed, without revealing details.
On Friday evening, the Chinese delegation departed for Beijing after a visit to the US National Archives.
No breakthroughs
The presidents' meeting in the US has been marked by pomp and circumstance, but no diplomatic breakthroughs have been announced. Opportunities for the media to ask questions have also been limited, not least since the Trump administration has tried to shut out several major media outlets.
Trump and Xi held a closed-door meeting for an hour and a half on Thursday, but few details about the talks have been made public.
Trade peace postponed
A resolution to the trade war between the US and China is being postponed. A temporary pause has been extended until January 10th.
China highlights Taiwan as a remaining problem and urges the US to take a “correct” stance on the issue and oppose Taiwanese independence.
According to China, they also talked about "major international and regional issues" such as the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as the situation on the Korean Peninsula. There are reports that China supports both Iran and Russia in various ways, if not indirectly.
Donald Trump showed Xi Jinping around the White House. They inspected, among other things, a newly built helipad and a helicopter.
Propaganda on the spot
A grand banquet was held on Thursday night, attended by a long line of powerful tech leaders: among them Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman and Tim Cook. But no concrete announcements have been made regarding the raging AI development, competition and regulation.
American media such as The New York Times point out that President Trump often sounds the alarm loudly about a communist threat, but still rolls out the red carpet for a Chinese dictator - and that he wants to ban domestic television giants, while China's controlled propaganda media receives full accreditation.
