In China, Xi let Trump play the suitor
Tamara Ceaikovski
The US president arrived with flattery, CEOs and a need for pre‑midterm trade wins, Beijing stayed formal and refused to budge on core issues China maintained the upper hand during US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week. He visibly tried to ingratiate himself with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but his counterpart made no attempt to reciprocate. Trump has been heaping praise on Xi personally as a great leader and has vaunted his personal ties with him. He laid it thick at the
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