President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in South Korea on Thursday to discuss the ongoing trade negotiations, with Trump announcing that the two leaders had finally reached an amicable agreement.

There were moments leading up to the important South Korean summit that laid the groundwork for Trump and Xi to resolve the trade disputes. While the deal has not been signed on the dotted line as of Thursday early afternoon, what Trump has managed to achieve in Asia over the past week, especially during his visit to Kuala Lumpur for the 47th ASEAN Summit, is nothing short of a victorious crusade against globalism. Ultimately, Americans will reap the benefits for decades to come.