Takeaways from the Trump-Xi state visit: Pageantry and pandas

The visit comes at an important time for both men.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3653x2435+0+0/resize/3653x2435!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F16%2F38%2F97ce22624b4c96a4c2989507b836%2Fgettyimages-2297112576.jpg' alt='President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) speak via an interpreter as they depart following a tour of the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25.'/><p>The visit comes at an important time for both men.</p><p>(Image credit: Win McNamee)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5981265' />