Diplomatic discipline prevails during Trump’s China visit

The planet’s two most powerful chiefs locked horns in Beijing last week, with the whole world assessing every syllable and twitch from both. It was part performative theater, part secretive conclave. Xi Jinping and Donald Trump had a face-to-face summit for the first time in Trump’s second term. Beijing last hosted the American leader for a state visit back in 2017. It smacked of a pre-boxing fight weigh-in, as both states chase No. 1 spot in the hierarchy of the global power rankings. The two leaders were anxious to project power and confidence in this faceoff.

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