Xi, China and Trump
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President Donald Trump’s three-day trip to China was unexpectedly dominated by discussions about Taiwan and a new framework for managing Washington and Beijing's complicated relationship.
President Donald Trump arrived in China for a highly anticipated two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid tensions over the U.S. war against Iran.
The “Real Time” host took aim at the bizarre “lovefest” between President Trump and China’s leader during their recent summit.
Xi Jinping wondered to Donald Trump if the U.S. and China could overcome drifting toward war.
As President Trump left Beijing, he and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, played up stability. There was no indication that they had resolved any major points of contention on Taiwan, the war in Iran or other issues.
President Donald Trump departed Beijing Thursday afternoon local time without any immediate clear signs that the US and China have resolved thorny challenges dogging the fractious relationship, but with a freshly-stabilized relationship with China leader Xi Jinping – for now.
Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Haass interprets President Trump's meeting with China leader, Xi Jinping. He said though the two have different priorities the cordial summit could be a 'good sign.'