President Trump visits Temple of Heaven following historic U.S.-China summit

[0:00] Good to be with you. I'm Frances Rivera. We are following live coverage of President Trump's [0:05] historic two-day summit in China. President Trump and Chinese President Xi arriving at the Temple [0:10] of Heaven in Beijing. There you see a live look there at the president addressing reporters. [0:17] This follows their high-stakes meeting at the Great Hall of People. We heard from both leaders [0:21] before they went behind closed doors for just over two hours. President Trump addressing President [0:27] Xi at the top of that meeting saying he's a great leader and that the arrival ceremony was, quote, [0:33] an honor like few I've ever seen before. President Trump adding he looks forward to a big discussion [0:39] on trade and business and says the U.S.'s relationship with China will be better than ever. [0:44] Also, Chinese state media reporting that Taiwan is the most important issue to China, [0:49] with Xi warning Trump that if Taiwan is not handled well, U.S.-China relations will be pushed to a [0:56] dangerous place, in his words. Also, with President Trump in Beijing, over a dozen American CEOs, [1:02] including the heads of Tesla, NVIDIA, and Apple, as he looks to get China to open up to American [1:08] businesses. As the president makes his way to the stairs of the Temple of Heaven, want to bring in [1:13] NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Garrett Haake, who is in Beijing. And Garrett, as we take a look [1:18] at these pictures of the two leaders here, after their meeting, high-stakes meeting earlier, we saw the [1:25] pomp and circumstance, the pageantry of his welcome ceremony, and the warm tone of their remarks at [1:32] the start of the meeting before they went behind closed doors. But what's important is what happened [1:36] behind those closed doors in those two hours. Yeah, that's right, Francis. And really, we only know [1:44] about that behind-closed-doors portion from Chinese state media at this point. As you laid out, [1:49] the Chinese were very quick to say that they believe Taiwan is the most important issue between [1:54] the U.S. and China. That's notable, given the fact that when President Trump last met with President [1:59] Xi, the president said Taiwan did not come up at all. Clearly not the case today, with Xi warning [2:05] President Trump that this is an issue that could ultimately lead to conflict. The Chinese Ministry [2:10] of Foreign Affairs describes the Taiwan issue like this. They say if the Chinese were arming a U.S. [2:16] state that wanted to secede, we wouldn't tolerate that in America. Why should the Chinese tolerate [2:21] the U.S. position in providing arms to Taiwan? It is a deeply personal issue on the Chinese side. [2:28] Likewise, another apparent warning from Xi to President Trump, according to Chinese state media, [2:33] about trade, reminding President Trump that there are no winners in a trade war. Again, [2:38] this is another area in which the circumstances have changed dramatically since their last meeting [2:42] last fall, where there was the tit-for-tat raising and lowering of tariffs that had taken place [2:47] between the two nations, some rare-earth export controls that ultimately forced the president [2:53] to change his position. Now the temperatures have cooled on that front. The president has fewer [2:59] levers at his disposal to unilaterally add tariffs back to China, but clearly still in the mind of [3:05] the Chinese that the economic relationship needs to continue to work smoothly. And we just add that [3:10] President Trump had made it clear in the lead-up to this summit, only speaking briefly now, [3:15] doesn't look like we're going to hear from the president. But he had made it clear in the lead [3:18] up to this summit that in the president's view, trade was the most important issue he wanted to [3:22] discuss. He said that would be the first thing he brought up with President Xi. He wants to see [3:26] China's markets opened, something Western leaders have wanted for more than 200 years, Frances. [3:30] Garrett, and we are hearing that the president did not answer any questions there when he was [3:34] meeting with his reporters before stepping up to the stairs of the Temple of Heaven. He didn't take [3:40] questions, but he did say the meeting went great. And that's the thing here, when we're looking at [3:44] these meetings and the asks, the asks on both sides when it comes to Taiwan, trade, Iran, and what [3:51] it'll take for it to be victorious on either side. What's a win for the U.S. and what's a win for China? [4:00] Well, a win for China is stability, essentially. The Chinese system is built on stability, both [4:06] domestically and internationally. They don't want to see drama with the United States. They want to [4:10] continue to export goods to the United States. They would like to see the U.S. war with Iran wrapped up [4:16] expeditiously. Iran is an important Chinese trading partner, has been for hundreds of years. [4:21] They get a significant amount of their energy through the Strait of Hormuz, either from Iran [4:24] directly or from other Gulf countries who use that trade. The Chinese have been critical of the war. [4:31] Likewise, President Trump wants to see that war wrapped up, depending on sort of when you talk to [4:35] him about it. He has suggested that he might lean on President Xi to try to use the Chinese influence [4:41] with Iran to get them to back to the negotiating table in a meaningful way to end this war. [4:47] For the president, as I said, it's about trade. It's about finding more markets for U.S. goods. [4:51] He has with him some top CEOs, both from the tech industry, but also from the agricultural industries. [4:56] He wants to see China become a major purchaser, an importer of U.S.-made goods to fix a trade imbalance [5:03] between the two countries that he's been complaining about since the 1980s. Now, from the Chinese [5:08] perspective, it seems unlikely they will dramatically change their policies around trade. But if there [5:13] is some kind of token announcements, maybe the Chinese are going to buy more Boeing aircraft. [5:17] Maybe they're going to buy more U.S. agricultural goods. Those are the kind of things that can keep [5:22] what is the most important bilateral relationship in the world going. And finally, Francis, I'll just [5:27] add that it can sound kind of small to talk about the personal relationships between these two [5:32] leaders as a major takeaway. But in China, given the amount of power that is vested in Xi Jinping, [5:38] who's been the leader of China for 13 years now, the personal relationship and the personal rapport [5:44] is particularly important. These are two leaders who like to act unilaterally. And the fact that they [5:50] get along and have an open line of communication is important to the world, frankly. [5:54] Yeah. And President Trump spoke about before this meeting, saying they have a fantastic relationship, [5:58] even saying that, talking off the cuff, that when they do have problems, issues, they get on the [6:04] phone, they talk to each other. It's what the people, what the world doesn't see. But they do have [6:08] that kind of relationship as we take a look at them there at the temple of heaven. I want to ask you, [6:13] you brought up the topic of Iran. And that's what we really are curious when we can ask the president [6:18] at this point, questions about Iran, how much they delved into it because of the mixed messaging [6:23] from the president before he left on this trip, so that it was going to be high on the agenda [6:29] with these talks. But also saying that, you know what, it's going to be long talks. Iran may not [6:34] be one of the topics in his words, saying we kind of got this. We got this under control. [6:42] Well, look, the president has consistently projected optimism that Iran is an issue that's [6:46] under control or that a deal might be close. But he's been saying that for weeks now and no deal [6:50] has materialized. The U.S. has clearly tried several different options to bring Iran back to the [6:56] negotiating table since the ceasefire was declared last month, whether it was the blockade, [7:01] whether it was the attempt to protect ships transiting through the strait. None has really, [7:07] in the big picture, changed Iran's position on the war. China has levers at their disposal if they [7:13] choose to use them. They are an enormous purchaser of Iran's oil. Estimates vary anywhere from 60 to 80%. [7:20] A lot of it is off books to avoid sanctions, so it's hard to know exactly how much oil they're purchasing. [7:25] But they have an economic relationship with Iran that's hundreds of years old. [7:30] And when the ceasefire itself was announced last month, all parties credited China for working [7:35] behind the scenes to try to help that take place. Could the president ask Xi Jinping for more help in [7:41] that regard? Would the Chinese be willing to put some strain on their relationship with Iran to try [7:47] to move things along? Or is there kind of a Goldilocks option here where China could be a key [7:51] mediator or a key interlocutor somehow on the nuclear issue, which is the most sensitive? [7:57] All of those, I think, are open questions. And we will hope to find out whether they came up in this [8:01] meeting or will at some point in this continued engagement now through tomorrow. [8:05] Yeah, and at the point where the president will share what was discussed as he did not [8:10] when he addressed reporters as he arrived there at the Temple of Heaven. [8:15] All right, Garrett, hang with me as we bring in NBC's Brian Chung. And Brian, you and I have both [8:21] been to the Temple of Heaven, but I'm not even going to start to delve into it. You're the expert [8:26] when it comes to this, and especially when it comes to trade. We'll get to that, too. [8:29] But first, tell us what they're doing, what they're seeing inside as this cultural visit [8:33] continues there at the Temple of Heaven. [8:36] Yeah, well, as it happens, I've been to Beijing a number of times, and the Temple of Heaven is a very [8:40] common stop for a lot of tourists that are visiting Beijing, in addition to the Forbidden City. I [8:45] think that actually the Forbidden City is probably what most people think about. But believe it or [8:49] not, people might be surprised to find out that the Temple of Heaven complex is actually larger in [8:54] size than the Forbidden City. You're seeing those images on the screen of what the inside of the [8:58] temple looks like. I don't believe we're going to get images of President Xi Jinping and President [9:03] Trump inside of that temple, even though we got them standing at the stairs going up into the [9:09] Temple of Heaven. You can see those beautiful reds and blues and greens, teals inside of the [9:14] Temple of Heaven. This area is a very sacred area, and I think that in the way that the Forbidden [9:21] City kind of represents a lot of kind of the history of China from a state standpoint, [9:26] this is a little bit more of a spiritual place. This is where the emperors during the Ming and [9:32] Qing dynasties used to make sacrifices in this complex as a way to kind of liaise between [9:39] the earthly side of reality and the heavens and kind of liaising with the gods. There's a circular [9:47] mound altar, which is on a different complex at the Temple of Heaven, where it's a big open space. [9:52] There's not an actual structure on top, but it kind of represents these areas where the emperors [9:57] would make these sacrifices. And I think that the metaphors cannot be lost, that as these two [10:02] massive giants in the political landscape of global politics are meeting, that sacrifices will have to [10:10] be made, especially on the trade front. When you consider that if the United States wants to walk [10:15] away with China buying Boeing airplanes or agricultural products, as Garrett was just laying out, well, [10:21] then the United States is going to have to give up something, too. What does that look like? Does that [10:25] look like a commitment to not re-raising tariffs on China to levels that we saw last year? Would it be [10:30] some concession on Taiwan? I think that it might be very intentional on the Chinese part to bring [10:36] President Trump to this particular complex for that reason. And again, I think that the grandeur of [10:41] what we're seeing in terms of these images is a little bit more than just pretty images. There's a [10:46] little bit of a deeper meaning to it as well, Frances. As well as the symbolism and adding [10:50] metaphorically to that, too, you know, this is also a place where the emperors would come and pray for [10:55] a great harvest. And again, metaphorically, we're seeing that's the hopes of coming out of these [11:00] meetings with deals being made, too. And on that, you know, we saw the delegation of these top business [11:06] leaders, these CEOs, who we did get some response from them when they were leaving the great hall. [11:14] And with a thumbs up from, I believe that was Tim Cook, Apple CEO, Elon Musk saying, you know, [11:20] it went great, things went well so far. So, you know, there's also this goal here of opening up [11:27] China when it comes to American businesses. Yeah. And, you know, we're getting kind of bits [11:32] and pieces from the pool, which managed to shout some questions at Elon Musk and Jensen Huang, [11:38] Tim Cook, as they were leaving the great hall of the people, which is where we originally [11:44] saw that meeting that you see on the screen ahead of you a few hours ago. Apparently, [11:50] Musk said that those talks were wonderful. Jensen Huang, again, CEO of NVIDIA, said that the [11:54] meetings went well. But we're also getting a readout from the Chinese state media, Xinhua, [11:59] which, again, is usually kind of the mouthpiece of what's going on inside there in lieu of any [12:04] official communications from, let's say, the Ministry of Foreign Relations of China itself. [12:09] And they said that President Xi Jinping didn't meet with American business leaders at some point. [12:13] We didn't necessarily see those images directly. But according to Xinhua, Xi Jinping told these [12:20] American companies that China's door to opening up will only open wider. That, according to the [12:25] translation that we saw of what Xinhua had posted online in Chinese. Moreover, apparently Xi Jinping [12:32] told these American companies that they will, quote, have broader prospects in China. So that does point to [12:38] some willingness, at least some warm reception from the Chinese in terms of giving these American [12:45] companies something that they will be able to return to the United States with in terms of more business [12:49] prospects in China. Again, what does that look like? That remains to be seen. Some of that could be [12:55] posturing. We haven't heard from the American side what the nature of those conversations were like. But again, [13:00] it does seem like at least from the initial few minutes and hours of these meetings that China appears to be [13:06] open to giving American businesses at least some more market opportunity, if you will, in China. [13:13] Yeah. And also the push and the urgency from the president himself, especially when it comes to the CEO of [13:18] NVIDIA. He was, you know, the last company head to announce he was joining the summit. The president stopping in [13:23] Alaska to refuel and he hops on saying, let's go. You're coming with us. So when it comes to that, how is AI [13:28] playing into the agenda for Trump and Xi chips and how that will come into play? [13:34] Yeah. A very dramatic scene with Jensen Huang jumping onto Air Force One at Anchorage's airport [13:41] after a last minute call from the president, a source familiar telling me that it was President Trump [13:47] that reached out to Jensen Huang last minute and had him at his request meet Air Force One in [13:53] Anchorage. Now, NVIDIA is really important here because when you talk about artificial intelligence, [13:57] that is where these two massive superpowers, of course, the two largest economies in the world, [14:01] they've always been competing. But artificial intelligence is a conversation that really did [14:05] not exist the last time President Trump visited China in 2017. I mean, this has been a very fast [14:12] emerging technology. You've seen the likes of DeepSeq on the Chinese side really giving American [14:17] companies like OpenAI, Meta, Google a run for their money. And of course, what is the brain behind [14:23] all of that artificial intelligence? It is these super smart chips. And NVIDIA makes arguably the best [14:29] of them all. And for a long time, they've been facing these export controls that has prohibited NVIDIA [14:35] from selling those high power chips to China. Jensen Huang would love to sell some of those high [14:40] power chips to China, but there are national security interests on the United States side that have [14:44] precluded them from doing so. So Jensen Huang joining on this trip is very much going to be a significant [14:49] undertone to this negotiation between the U.S. and China. Is the U.S. and China open to cooperating? Or will [14:55] the national security interests that the United States has articulated in the past prevent that business [15:01] relationship from growing from here? So I think that that's going to be a very, very interesting subthread to [15:05] follow. The United States has seemed like they'd be open to letting NVIDIA sell chips. They are currently [15:11] allowing the company to sell some of their not as high power chips to China on the premise that [15:17] they'll give 15 percent of that commission back to the U.S. But again, we'll have to see what comes [15:21] of all this. Yeah, that's an indicator. Jensen Huang said the meeting went well. But again, that was [15:25] early on. All right. Thank you for being with me for now. I know you're going to stand by a little [15:30] bit as we turn to Mark Stewart, former Beijing correspondent and global business strategist. [15:34] He just wrapped up a two-year assignment covering China. So Mark, I appreciate your time with [15:38] this late, early hour. Let's talk about this, what you're watching, what you're looking for. [15:44] We know initially off the top that President Xi did say that Taiwan is paramount, among other issues, [15:50] trade, Iran, although we're still waiting to hear from the president. What else are you looking for [15:55] at this moment? Hi there, Francis. It's good to see you. Look, it's just after one o'clock in the [16:01] afternoon in Beijing. And typically what happens after a state visit such as this, we'll get a pretty [16:07] quick indication from Beijing as to how it viewed its success. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [16:14] usually fairly quickly will provide some kind of readout about what transpired and what some of the [16:21] remarks were said. One thing which Garrett Haig pointed out earlier, we heard Xi Jinping talk about [16:28] the need for win-win agreements, mutually beneficial resolutions to some of these issues. That is [16:36] language that we will hear from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also likely from Xi Jinping [16:42] himself. There is a lot of consistency in word choice and messaging from Xi Jinping all the way to [16:50] these statements. Much different than the Trump White House, where some remarks you could say are a little bit [16:55] more candid, a little bit more flippant, not necessarily consistent. So we'll get a readout [17:02] fairly soon. If there were some areas of disagreement, it would be using language to the effect of we [17:12] implore the United States or we urge the United States to do this, do that, or see this particular [17:20] issue in a particular way. The other thing which I'm real curious to see is if the Ministry of Foreign [17:26] Affairs holds a daily press briefing. Typically every day at 3 p.m. local time in Beijing, the Ministry of [17:34] Foreign Affairs will provide a spokesperson to answer reporter questions. And every reporter who is in the [17:40] room, if they have a question, they will get an answer. It may not be to the degree of specificity or [17:47] detail that they hope, but questions are answered. Not clear if that's going to happen with such a big [17:54] visit as is happening today. Also interesting to note that unlike the United States, where we see [18:01] reporters throwing questions to President Trump all of the time and getting a response, that is not [18:07] something Xi Jinping does. It is just not in the Chinese protocol. So if there are some details in the [18:15] room that China is not releasing, perhaps these are responses that would come from President Trump. [18:21] But this kind of Q&A that we see with the American president is not something we see in a leader such [18:27] as Xi Jinping. Finally, Francis, I should say the response from Chinese state media, which is very [18:33] much the messenger service for the Chinese government, appears to be very positive. As you mentioned, [18:39] there are going to be some contentious issues that will come up in these conversations, [18:43] such as Taiwan, such as trade. There has been reporting that Xi Jinping made statements to the [18:50] effect of, while there may be differences, the interests, the greater interest, the greater good [18:57] is much stronger between these two leaders, Francis. [19:02] All right, Mark, let's talk about this, considering China, the state of China now, [19:06] the economic struggles, youth unemployment and weak consumer demand. How is that being addressed when it [19:12] comes to Chinese citizens? What are they looking for out of this summit? [19:17] Well, right now, having been on the ground in China, morale has been tough. It's very difficult [19:23] for young people to face jobs. The real estate market there has had a lot of strife, and that has [19:31] impacted other industries, such as retail, such as transportation. The hope is that there will be [19:40] trade agreements that will benefit both nations. The reason, perhaps, why this meeting is taking [19:47] place right now is the fact that in the end, we will see Xi Jinping and Donald Trump signing agreements [19:54] together, indicating some kind of potential economic success for both nations. With all of that said, [20:01] China, though, is very much acting on its own. It's trying to increase domestic production and [20:08] domestic consumption of its products. I remember when the trade war was just breaking out. I was [20:15] talking to a Chinese man who said, are you concerned? And I asked him, are you concerned that you may not [20:20] be able to get this American product that you'd like in China? And his response was, well, China will [20:26] be able to make it on its own. So China is very much trying to jumpstart its own economy in its own way. [20:33] Yet at the same time, even though there has been this trade friction with the United States, [20:39] China has been looking to other places to increase trade, such as in Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, [20:48] to make it clear that it's not necessarily dependent on the United States. But if there is any similarity [20:56] in the struggle between the United States and in China, it's the fact that citizens in both nations [21:04] are feeling some economic hardship. [21:08] And we see that. We're hearing that. And also when it comes to President Xi and his opening remarks [21:13] before this closed-door meeting, as we're taking a look at video from those remarks from President Trump, [21:19] President Trump said that this may be the biggest summit ever. And President Xi is saying that we should [21:25] be partners when it comes to U.S. relations, not rivals, not opponents. And so in looking at this [21:31] at the start of this summit, what would you anticipate as far as the first steps in building [21:37] that with those strong words of saying we should be partners and not rivals? [21:42] Well, there are some easy things that could take place. So for example, we have all of these CEOs [21:47] on this trip. So as has been mentioned earlier, it's quite possible that we will see China make some [21:55] commitment for new Boeing aircraft. It's quite possible that we will see China commit to buying [22:02] more American soybeans. Soy soybeans are a key commodity, very important to the Chinese economy, [22:10] yet China is not necessarily able to produce at the volume it needs. Soybeans are what are fed to pigs in [22:19] China. And the pork market, the commodity market of pork is very important to China and its economic [22:25] well-being. So we may see some announcements like that. This is not going to be, though, an economic free-for-all. [22:33] China also is going to want to appear strong. It's at a point right now where it is trying to tell the world [22:39] that there is an alternative view. It's almost trying to lead a new world order to make it clear [22:46] that the world doesn't necessarily need the United States. But look, China is the world's second [22:51] largest economy. The United States is the world's largest economy. There are more than a billion [22:56] people in China. American companies want to be there. And it's also interesting, we have now seen [23:03] Chinese companies trying to make their way to the United States in some very subtle ways. Here in New [23:10] York City, we've seen Luckin Coffee, a Chinese brand, open up in Manhattan. We've talked about, [23:17] as silly as it is, these bubu stuffed animal dolls. These are Chinese products, but are now very popular [23:25] among young people in the United States. This is not just a cultural shift, but it has great economic [23:33] potential for China. So both nations are going to want to see this reciprocal action to continue. [23:39] Looking ahead, as the president, both presidents have a state banquet tonight, as well as tomorrow, [23:47] a tea and also a working lunch. What will you be looking for from both of them as the summit continues? [23:53] Well, I think, especially from China, they just, government leaders there just want to make sure [23:59] this stays to script and that there are no offhand remarks or any remarks, especially from the U.S. [24:10] president in front of the press. You know, we've seen in the Oval Office how tensions can erupt. This [24:17] is something that China is going to want to avoid. As long as this stays scripted, China will be very [24:23] happy about this. In addition, these banquets are a sight to see. They are grand. They are full pomp and [24:31] circumstance, music and performance. They are breathtaking. For China to say that it hosted [24:40] the American president and put on such a grand show is going to have some high symbolic value [24:48] among some of its supporters, including the government of India, in many cases, and, of course, [24:56] Russia, Iran, as well as North Korea. So this is a moment for China to show strength. [25:02] And speaking of that symbolism, Mark, as we thank you for that insight and continue our conversation [25:07] with Garrett Haake, there is that symbolism, but very much so, you know, we're looking at symbolism [25:13] in this summit, Garrett, but also very much so the substance that's going to come out of it, too. [25:17] That's right. And we've really only heard the most bare bones description of that substance, [25:25] all of it coming from the Chinese side with their warnings about the dangers of tariffs and over the [25:30] possible conflict that could arise over the strait between China and Taiwan. China's obvious desire [25:37] for reunification with Taiwan, not something that sits well with U.S. interests. It's something that [25:41] the president says they avoided discussing when the two leaders met in Busan last year, clearly not [25:47] avoided today. As for what else happened behind the closed doors, we're going to have to wait and [25:52] find out. There are interviews happening today and tomorrow with some of the cabinet officials with [25:56] whom the president traveled to China. We know the meeting lasted about two hours and 15 minutes. [26:01] That's 35 minutes or so longer than the last meeting between these two leaders in Busan last year. [26:08] Sometimes that length matters. Sometimes it doesn't. We've covered plenty of these summits in which long [26:13] meetings produced little results. But to Mark's point, the Chinese don't come into these summits [26:17] unprepared or without an idea of what they want to discuss. Everything is tightly scripted, [26:23] tightly organized from the closed door discussions where President Xi can be seen with a binder, [26:29] essentially, of talking points in front of him as that meeting begins to the pageantry itself. [26:34] The show here puts on a message that is closely in line with the message that China wants to send to [26:41] the world politically, that things are under control, that they are stable, to the idea of [26:46] kind of a new world order that Mark was speaking about. China wants to present itself to the world [26:50] at all times as a stable trading partner and partner in all things and perhaps even a stable [26:56] alternative to the United States. So the idea that all of these individual elements, [27:01] so tightly scripted, go off without a hitch, is part of the political messaging, whether it's done [27:07] by President Xi speaking in a closed door meeting or whether it's done with children holding flowers [27:13] or military officers appearing in parade formation. It all works from the Chinese side. [27:19] And they have, just as sort of another bit of analysis here, taken an interesting tack by being [27:24] kind of the first into the information space. Of course, it's the middle of the night in the United [27:28] States. But right now we know so much more about how the Chinese view this brief first contact, [27:34] if you will, today with the president than we do about how American officials review it. Now, [27:38] that'll change by, you know, breakfast television time in the United States. But it's certainly not [27:42] the case now with the world watching this meeting so closely. And as we're watching now, where will [27:47] those opportunities be, given there is that state banquet later today? Garrett, give us a rundown of [27:52] the day and those opportunities for more dealmaking and for President Trump to share with us [27:56] and of the American people, how productive these meetings have been. [28:03] That's right. I mean, the pool reporters indicated that President Xi did speak with some of the [28:08] American business leaders around the time of this closed door meeting, although not perhaps [28:12] directly in it. The president now will go back to his hotel for a little bit of a break before this [28:17] state banquet tonight. Then there are those additional meetings tomorrow, a ceremonial tea, [28:22] another conversation between the two leaders. And we'll start hearing from some of those cabinet [28:26] secretaries, Secretary Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, sitting down with our own Tom Yamas. [28:31] That interview will appear on Nightly News tonight, as you see it there in the United States, [28:36] tomorrow night, as it would be here in Beijing. Likewise, Scott Besson, the Treasury Secretary, [28:41] sitting down with CNBC. We will start to see these American officials flood the zone and push the [28:46] American viewpoint out of these meetings. As is often the case in these summits, although not always, [28:51] we will sometimes get readouts from the White House about what we would call deliverables. [28:56] Often these are things that are negotiated in advance and can be announced together. There's no [29:02] sign that there'll be a joint press conference or a joint statement by these leaders. So it may just [29:06] come out from the president's social media, followed by a paper statement from the White House that [29:10] China has agreed to buy X number of airplanes or soybeans or the like. But again, typically a lot of [29:15] those things are agreed to in advance. And so that both leaders can kind of take advantage of all the [29:20] attention that the summit provides to make those announcements to their own domestic audiences. [29:25] And when those headlines are made, you'll be there to bring it to us. [29:27] Chief White House correspondent Garrett Haig, we appreciate your time. Thank you so much. So [29:30] good night, good afternoon to you, Garrett. And of course, we'll have much more on the [29:35] president's China summit throughout the day on NBC News Now, online at NBCnews.com. And a full wrap up on [29:42] today. We thank you for watching and remember, stay updated on breaking news and top stories on the NBC [29:47] news app or watch live on our YouTube channel.