Trump and Xi hold summit with dinner, toasts and a tariff pause

Fact-check index: 78/100 — Most claims are directly supported by the cited BBC, Taipei Times, Guardian, Reuters, and CNBC headlines, though a few phrasings (technology as a Beijing priority, Reuters' 'leverage' framing, and the article's own analytical claims) are paraphrased beyond what the sources explicitly state.

• Trump toasted Xi at a White House state dinner, saying they have "never gotten along better" — Matches BBC headline/lede: 'Trump said he and Xi had "never gotten along better" as he hosted the Chinese president at the lavish White House event.'
• The two sealed a two-month tariff truce — BBC video piece: 'Trump offering his guest a two-month truce on the brewing tariff war.'
• Xi urged both powers to act as "responsible powers" together — Matches BBC headline: 'US and China must act as responsible powers together, Xi says.'
• Neither leader mentioned Taiwan or technology in public remarks — the two files Beijing wanted movement on most — BBC (cr93e4x7kdjjo) confirms China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan and didn't get as much as hoped, but does not explicitly state neither was mentioned 'in public remarks' — that specific framing is an inference.
• Neither leader confirmed Taiwan came up in the Oval Office talks — Directly matches Taipei Times headline: 'Trump, Xi silent on whether Taiwan came up in White House talks.'
• Democrats called the summit light on substance — Matches Taipei Times headline: 'US Democrats criticize Trump-Xi summit as lacking substance.'
• The Guardian called it "diplotainment" — Matches Guardian headline: 'Diplomacy or "diplotainment"? Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit.'
• Reuters said the week exposed the limits of Trump's leverage — Source headline says 'exposed the limits of his power,' not specifically 'leverage' — close paraphrase but not an exact match.
• Greenmantle's Alice Han told CNBC that Washington's 'quagmire' is working in Beijing's favor — Matches CNBC headline: 'US geopolitical "quagmire" is playing into China's hands, says Greenmantle's Alice Han.'
• Xi's real prize is the truce window itself — time to court Taipei's remaining allies while Washington's attention is elsewhere; the real test of Xi's window is still ahead — This is the outlet's own editorial/analytical framing (referencing an earlier piece), not established or sourced by any of the cited news items.