Why Donald Trump is in China
Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night for a two-day visit that both the United States and China hope will stabilise their relationship and prolong a truce in the trade war that began over tariffs last year.
The state visit – with all the pomp and ceremony that entails – had been scheduled for April but was deferred because of the war in Iran.
There is a lot on the table and, in the shorthand favoured by analysts, they are: the three Ts (Taiwan and Tehran and trade) and the three Bs (beans, Boeing and beef).
On day one, Trump flattered Xi Jinping but was that reciprocated? And…
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