Trump predicts ‘very happy’ outcome ahead of face-to-face with China’s Xi after tariff threats

President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC Summit amid ongoing trade negotiations and tensions over rare-earth export controls.

How the 19th-Century Opium War Shapes Xi’s Trade Clash With Trump

China’s leader draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China’s humiliating defeat but made him a national hero.
The Economist

Xi Jinping is at his boldest and brashest. How will Donald Trump fare this week?

I T IS THE start of the most important week of diplomacy for Donald Trump since he returned to office. A meeting between the American president and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is planned for October 30th and comes after Mr Trump’s whistlestop tour of many of his country’s most important Asian allies.

Trump says China will work with him to stop fentanyl trafficking

Trump heads to crucial meeting with China's Xi Jinping during Asia trip, promising to tackle fentanyl crisis and trade issues while criticizing Biden's border policies.

Xi Jinping’s Purges Shrink Ranks of China’s Communist Elite—and Boost His Power

Nearly one in six officials who had Central Committee seats were absent from a major conclave, many of them now disgraced.

US and China seek to strike a deal over rare earths, tariffs, soybeans

The United States and China are not going to resolve all the issues that divide them before presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan, South Korea

Xi urges seizing window of opportunity as China charts its new five-year plan

The Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded a pivotal meeting last week, approving recommendations for the country's 15th Five-Year Plan, a roadmap that will steer national development through 2030.
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