The two leaders agreed to pursue a ‘constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability’ on the first day of a two-day state visit, with the Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan, and rare earths all on the table alongside tariffs.
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The trap Xi named
Xi opened the Beijing summit by invoking the Thucydides Trap. Trump replied with “fantastic relationship.” The asymmetry is the story.
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What Iran has left
Trump says the ceasefire is on life support. The deeper question is how few options Tehran has left to bargain with.