American President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8, 2017. (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP)
At first glance, the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, scheduled for May 14-15, might almost seem disappointing. Expectations are deliberately low, the agenda remains tightly controlled, and officials on both sides are avoiding any mention of a breakthrough. Read more The Gulf is being put to the test by its internal fractures Yet this summit comes at a time when global balances are being upended by war, economic fragmentation, and an increasingly intense strategic rivalry. What’s at stake goes beyond a bilateral adjustment — it's also about how the two powers intend to handle a world that is increasingly shaped by instability.A summit in the shadow of warThe war with Iran is the real backdrop to this meeting. Initially planned for the end of March, it was postponed as Washington became bogged down in a...
At first glance, the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, scheduled for May 14-15, might almost seem disappointing. Expectations are deliberately low, the agenda remains tightly controlled, and officials on both sides are avoiding any mention of a breakthrough. Read more The Gulf is being put to the test by its internal fractures Yet this summit comes at a time when global balances are being upended by war, economic fragmentation, and an increasingly intense strategic rivalry. What’s at stake goes beyond a bilateral adjustment — it's also about how the two powers intend to handle a world that is increasingly shaped by instability.A summit in the shadow of warThe war with Iran is the real backdrop to this meeting. Initially planned for the end of March, it was postponed as Washington became bogged down in a...
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