From the National Archives to the state dinner, President Trump and Xi Jinping looked comfortable together in Washington. Two former NPR China correspondents on what the visit did and didn't deliver.
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Sarah Robbins
Rob Schmitz
Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin.
Emily Feng
Emily Feng is a White House correspondent at NPR. Previously, she was a foreign correspondent for NPR covering China, Taiwan and beyond.
Debbie Elliott
NPR National Correspondent Debbie Elliott can be heard telling stories from her native South.
Daniel Ofman
