Trump-Xi Summit Signals Commercial Détente and Tech Strategy

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The Trump-Xi meeting is framed as constructive strategic stability—a commercial détente intended to ease disputes without a trade war; three shifts underpin it: Rubio as the designated interlocutor, a clearer Taiwan red line from Xi, and China’s long-term tech strategy to protect its AI/chip ambitions while engaging on other issues, with Beijing hoping the framework lasts about three years.
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