Trump and Xi Set To Meet Today
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are poised to hold a high-stakes summit in South Korea on Thursday, as the world’s two largest economies struggle to resolve a protracted trade conflict that has upended global economy.
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.
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.
Earlier Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump and Xi are expected to strike a deal on the tariff. The U.S. could cut the 20 percent fentanyl-related tariff in half if Beijing cracks down on the export of chemicals that can be used to produce fentanyl, the WSJ reports, citing people familiar with the talks.
President Trump is poised to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following constructive weekend trade talks between Washington and Beijing. Investors will also tune into earnings from Apple, Amaz
There are expectations for the completion of a broad deal that eases trade barriers between the world’s two largest economies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mr Xi is firmly in charge, and unabashed about showing the party and the world that he will dump anyone deemed to be a bad actor. It was unclear what, exactly, the purged officials had done to deserve their punishment.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to press the U.S. to shift its policy on Taiwan when he meets this week with President Donald Trump, who is pushing for a trade deal.
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