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Washington banks on Xi-Trump summits to smooth relations with Beijing

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on 30 October 2025.
US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on 30 October 2025. © Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

The US was defeated in the first round of the new trade war it launched against China last year, but is now looking to strike a deal to extend a strategic truce. To do so, it is counting on a series of meetings to stabilise relations.

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