US President Donald Trump left China on Friday without securing tangible help from Beijing to end the Iran war, though both leaders felt "very similar" about it, Mr Trump said at Zhongnanhai. Both countries have agreed the war should end and the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened. During the two-day visit, China's President, Xi Jinping, promised not to send Iran military equipment, Mr Trump said on the Sean Hannity show. "He said he’s not going to give military equipment, that’s a big statement," Mr Trump said.US President Donald Trump participated in a welcome ceremony with China's President, Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)Instead, the two countries came to a mutual understanding of China's reliance on Iranian fuel. Before the meeting, China's foreign ministry issued a statement that said the country supports efforts to reach a peace deal. China believes the conflict should have never happened and had no reason to continue, the ministry said. A foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, Patricia Kim, said the meeting ended with "no Chinese commitment to do anything specific" about the war. No nuclear weapons for IranThe visit to America's main strategic and economic rival aimed for concrete results, but fell short of doing such. Instead, in conversations on the war, both leaders agreed that Iran should never have a nuclear weapon, according to the White House readout. Tehran has denied ever seeking such weapons. Mr Trump said he would like Iran to suspend its nuclear program for ⁠20 years, but that there has to be a "real" commitment from Tehran."Twenty years is enough, but the level of ⁠guarantee ​from them, it's got to be ​a real 20 years," Mr Trump said.China turns to American oilIn an effort to reduce China's future dependence on the strait, Mr Xi expressed an interest in instead purchasing more American oil. Mr Trump said he was considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.While aboard the flight leaving Beijing, Mr Trump told reporters that the two presidents talked about the sanction and that he is "going to make a decision over the next few days". Underwhelming Boeing dealAnother sign of underwhelm from the summit was the deal touted as the biggest single deliverable being diminished. Sources told Reuters a deal for China to buy 500 Boeing (BA.N) jets had been under discussion, with the country on Thursday only agreeing to 200. Boeing stock fell 4 per cent when Mr Trump announced the smaller deal on Thursday. He later said that the purchase could increase to 750 planes if they do a good job with the 200. US President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with China's President, Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)While Mr Trump spent the meeting searching for immediate business wins, such as this Boeing deal, Mr Xi talked about a pact to maintain stable trade ties with Washington. He described the relationship between their two countries as one with "constructive strategic stability". The term is a stark change from when former US president Joe Biden termed the relationship as one of "strategic competition". Not all businessAlongside the business talks, the summit was filled with pageantry — from goose-stepping soldiers to tours of a secret garden. Mr Xi showed off centuries-old trees in the walled-off Zhongnanhai compound in the concluding hours of the summit. The compound is adjacent to the capital's famed landmark of the Forbidden ⁠City and off Tiananmen Square.As the leaders walked through the garden, Mr Trump expressed surprise that the trees lived up to 1000 years old, and was invited to touch a 280-year-old ​tree.US President Donald Trump walks with China's President, Xi Jinping, at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Friday. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Pool via AP)Afterwards, Mr Trump asked Mr Xi if other foreign leaders were also received in the compound."Very rarely," Mr Xi answered. "At first, we usually didn’t hold diplomatic events here," he said. "Even after ​we started having ​some, it’s ⁠still extremely rare."Mr Xi told Mr Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously been given a tour of the garden as well. This Chinese visit was the first by a US president since Mr Trump's last trip in 2017. Mr Xi will visit the US in autumn, at Mr Trump's invitation, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.