NYTIMES (Jessica Chen Weiss) - Trump and Xi Have to Find a Way to Coexist
Neither the United States nor China can bend the other to its will, and it’s time for them to settle for a durable détente.
NYTIMES (Ana Swanson) - Trump and Xi Meet Amid an Uneasy U.S.-China Trade Truce
Beyond warm meetings between their leaders, the countries are engaging in tit-for-tat measures that call into question the stability of their arrangement.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Kristof) - Trump and Xi Can Make Progress on A.I.
Xi is in the driver’s seat, reflecting American weakness, but there still may be some space for limited advances.
NYTIMES (John Ismay) - Iran War Enters 6th Month and a Period of Greater Uncertainty
Here is a rundown of the major events of the war, as both sides consider their next moves.
NEWSNATIONNOW (E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, Associated Press) - Putin travels to China for high-stakes meeting with Xi
Putin and Xi are expected to talk about economic cooperation between Russia and China.
NYTIMES (Anton Troianovski) - Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs.
The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump’s personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force of will.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Ken Timmerman) - Did China Take the Deal?
At their joint press conference on Thursday, President Trump said that he and Xi were “united” when it came to Iran: no nukes, open the […] Source
WASHINGTONPOST (Isaac Arnsdorf, Michael Birnbaum, Michelle Lee) - When Trump met Xi as peers
The image of two superpowers on similar footing was exactly what Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed to achieve with the visit, analysts said.
NYTIMES (Lily Kuo) - Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump
President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran.
WASHINGTONPOST (David J. Lynch, Michael Birnbaum) - As he prepares to meet Xi, Trump no longer pushes for change in China’s system
In his first term, the president demanded fundamental shifts in China’s economic model. Now, he has copied parts of how Beijing does business.