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Xi Buys Time With Trump as Tensions Loom Over North Korea

  • Both sides full of praise following first meeting in Florida
  • Other potential flashpoints include trade, currency, Taiwan

Top Takeaways From Trump and Xi Meeting

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After predicting a “very difficult” encounter with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump emerged from their first meeting hailing an “outstanding relationship” between chiefs of the world’s biggest economies.

Xi was similarly upbeat about his U.S. counterpart after the 18-hour summit in Florida that ended on Friday, saying they “got deeply acquainted, established a kind of trust and built an initial working relationship and friendship.”