Beijing Summit Recasts U.S.-China Ties as G-2 Parity
TL;DR
At a high-profile Beijing summit, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump portrayed the United States and China as equally dominant powers, reviving the idea of a G-2. The talks yielded trade promises (including China buying Boeing jets and U.S. agricultural products) and discussions on artificial intelligence, but produced no decisive policy breakthroughs on Iran, Taiwan, or security, signaling a focus on optics and multipolar balance over immediate concessions.
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- Five Takeaways From the Trump-Xi Summit WSJ
- President Trump in China: Deal or no deal? BBC
- ‘For Example, Putin’: How Xi Used a Private Garden Walk to Charm Trump The New York Times
- Xi’s warning at ‘pomp-filled’ summit The Week
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