US & China
Xi Gains Leverage Before Trump Summit After Tariff Reversal
Donald Trump with Xi Jinping last year.
Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to the negotiating table with Donald Trump with a boost in bargaining power, after the US leader lost his ability to quickly raise tariffs for nearly any reason.