China-US Ties Are Steady, Which Suits Xi and Trump Just Fine
China and the US both have many reasons to keep relations nice and friendly for now.
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Hi, this is Allen Wan in Shanghai, where a group of US senators kicked off a visit to China this week.
Such events are typically a diplomatic nicety aimed at drumming up business for the states the lawmakers represent. But this one took on added importance because it comes ahead of Donald Trump’s highly anticipated summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing next week — the first by a US leader since 2017.