Xi Urges ‘Asian Family’ Unity as Trump Seeks to Confine China
Xi’s made Southeast Asia the destination of his first overseas trip of the year, as he seeks to keep the countries from cutting deals with the US at the expense of his nation.
Photographer: Athit Perawongmetha/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
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Chinese President Xi Jinping promoted the idea of an “Asian family” and called for regional unity during a tour of Southeast Asia, in an apparent effort to counter US pressure on nations to limit trade ties with Beijing.