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China's Xi hails trade progress in Trump summit

Otago Daily Times Online News·Thursday, 14 May 2026·19 days ago
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China's Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path. Fears Trump will be outwitted in high-stakes talks The Chinese leader's remarks, reported by the official Xinhua news agency, set the stage for what Trump described as possibly the "biggest summit ever" following a pomp-filled reception at Beijing's imposing Great Hall of the People. With Trump's approval ratings dented by his Iran war, the first visit by a US president to America's main strategic rival since his last trip there in 2017 has taken on added significance. After an opening ceremony that featured an honour guard and throngs of children excitedly waving flowers and flags, Xi opened the summit by telling Trump that stable relations between the world's two biggest economies benefit the entire world.…

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