CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Spectacle-heavy Trump-Xi summit was more about domestic messaging

Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses. Now that the second Trump-Xi summit of the year is over, it's clear the show was aimed more at home than reaching tangible outcomes . Is agreeing to talk enough? The $30 billion tariff rollback released Monday morning Beijing time reads like the perfect shopping list. American consumers get to buy cheaper curtains, sports equipment and Christmas lights. Chinese get a discount on U.S. beef, soymeal and other agricultural products. American ice cream is even on the list. It's the most detailed outcome so far of the summit last week between U.S.