The summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping was billed as the most important meeting that the new occupant of the White House has had with a foreign leader. Such a characterization appeared fitting since the relations between the United States and China, the world’s largest and second-largest economies, are indisputably pivotal for both countries. However, the April 6-7 get-together at Trump’s resort in Florida did not result in any substantial agreements on the most pressing bilateral issues. Observers can be forgiven for asking what the summit has accomplished and where this relationship is going. In the background, they should keep in mind how the North Korean issue threatens to dampen this relationship.

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