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Trump-Xi meeting: Could China, US form a ‘G2’?

Al Jazeera·Federica Marsi·21 days ago
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US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a two-day summit with China’s President Xi Jinping, marking the two leaders’ first face-to-face talks six months after reaching a trade war truce . The summit, which was delayed from March because of the US-Israeli war on Iran , comes as Trump needs a foreign policy win amid dissatisfaction at home over the latest Middle East quagmire. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Trump to discuss Iran with Xi Jinping during China visit: Officials list 2 of 3 ‘Stupid’: Trump rejects Iran response to US peace proposal list 3 of 3 Trump says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan in meeting with China’s Xi end of list US-China ties have also been strained by the war, which has damaged Beijing’s economy. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Washington’s competing blockade of Iranian ports have left Chinese ships stranded and severely affected China’s crude oil imports, half of which are shipped from the Middle East.…

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