The diplomatic negotiation that preceded the meeting was exquisitely complex, even covering who should pay for dinner (they split the bill). But, after a brief exchange of views behind closed doors, no joint statement was issued and only a heavily sanitized account of the meeting was made available to China’s state media.
会面前的外交谈判复杂又细致，甚至涵盖了应该由谁来为晚宴买单的内容（最后决定各付各的）。但是，在闭门会面简单交换了看法后，双方并没有发表联合声明，中国国家媒体对会面内容报道也是遮遮掩掩。