Xi's public remarks were broadly interpreted as less positive than Trump's, with the Chinese leader expressing hope that the US and China could avoid conflict and be "partners rather than rivals".Chan said the summit "appeared to confirm a relatively positive personal relationship between the two leaders, not necessarily the bilateral relations"."It suggests, at least in the short term, great-power competition will be managed through stabilisation, even if underlying strategic rivalry remains unchanged," he said.The meeting that Trump touted as possibly the "biggest summit ever" ended without any joint statements, press conferences, or formal agreements.David Smith, an associate professor from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, told SBS News: "There wasn't really much done in terms of trade deals between China and the US Xi Jinping was very distant, starting with the handshake, and maintained dominant body language throughout the meeting and this kind of rhetoric [that] borders on direct threats."During the Trump-Xi meeting, the Chinese leader asked if the two countries could "overcome the Thucydides trap" — a foreign policy concept that describes how rising powers threatening to replace established ones often lead to war.The same issue was phrased differently in the Xi-Putin summit, with the countries advocating for a "multipolar" world in their statement."Both China and Russia have been trying to promote it for a decade at least