Despite a summit ending with smiles, the meeting between US and Chinese presidents was reportedly more ceremony than substance regarding trade deals.

<img alt="Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while standing beside Xi Jinping." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6ffd957f-cbe5-4388-9a10-062b1edc1584,1778864959171/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C204%2C3369%2C1895%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="U.S. President Donald Trump, left, poses for a picture with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on Friday." width="620" /><p>Although the much-hyped summit between the presidents of China and ...