Trump and Xi have struck a temporary truce. But the US-China rivalry is here to stay
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Donald Trump came away from his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping full of bombastic optimism. He called it a "great success" and rated it 12, on a scale of 1 to 10. China was less enthusiastic. Beijing's initial statement sounds like an instruction manual, with Xi urging teams on both sides to "follow up as soon as possible". Trump is after a deal that could happen "pretty soon", while Beijing, it appears, wants to keep talking because it's playing the long game.
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