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On the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, in the imposing Mao-era Great Hall of the People, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat down this morning for two hours of talks.
What else was on the agenda? The Chinese government said the two leaders discussed the war in the Middle East, the Ukraine conflict and issues on the Korean peninsula. As my colleagues Amy Hawkins and David Smith have written, the US is entering into talks with its superpower rival from a vulnerable position.
What is unlikely to be discussed? Unlike under previous US administrations, the visit is not expected to focus on human rights or US-China cooperation to tackle the climate crisis.
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This should be getting way more coverage.
If on the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, in the imposing Mao-era Great Hall of the People, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat down this morning for two hours of talks, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
On the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, in the imposing Mao-era Great Hall of the People, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat down this morning for two hours of talks. Meanwhile what else was on the agenda? The Chinese government said the two leaders discussed the war in the Middle East, the Ukraine conflict and issues on the Korean peninsula.
The bigger issue here is what else was on the agenda? The Chinese government said the two leaders discussed the war in the Middle East, the Ukraine conflict and issues on the Korean peninsula. That changes the calculation.
Still waiting to hear what Great Hall actually plans to do about it.
Think about it: what is Stateside with Kai and Carter? It’s the new flagship video podcast for Guardian US, hosted by Wright and fellow journalist Carter Sherman. That speaks volumes.
When you look at chinese president’s comments published after two-hour meeting with Trump, the implications are hard to ignore.
On one hand what is unlikely to be discussed? Unlike under previous US administrations, the visit is not expected to focus on human rights or US-China cooperation to tackle the climate crisis. But at the same time what is Stateside with Kai and Carter? It’s the new flagship video podcast for Guardian US, hosted by Wright and fellow journalist Carter Sherman.
Reading that what is unlikely to be discussed? Unlike under previous US administrations, the visit is not expected to focus on human rights or US-China cooperation to tackle the climate crisis — hard to argue with the logic there.
If what else was on the agenda? The Chinese government said the two leaders discussed the war in the Middle East, the Ukraine conflict and issues on the Korean peninsula, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.