Balance of Power

Xi, Trump Project Pragmatism as Tension Simmers

As the leaders work to preserve fragile truces in Beijing, issues such as Taiwan and trade lurk.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US leader Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14.Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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