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US-China Relations Sees Hopeful Summit Amid UN 'Manipulation' Reports

The Trump-Xi summit is expected to be amicable, despite recent reports of US-China tensions and UN 'manipulation' allegations. The meeting aims to address bilateral stability and short-term deliverables. These developments have significant implications for US-China relations and global trade.


We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump-Xi summit will be very amicable, predicts former Biden official US President Donald Trump’s focus on short-term deliverables and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s bid for bilateral stability are likely to mean an exceptionally amicable summit when they finally sit down, despite “unusual”....

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