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Trump and Xi Put Limits on Their Trade War in a ‘12 Out of 10’ Summit

US, China agree on truces, limiting the weapons deployed in their competition.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, today. Photographer: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images AsiaPac

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“On a scale of zero to 10, with 10 being the best, I would say the meeting was a 12.” So said US President Donald Trump shortly after his first in-person meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping since he returned to the White House.