Xi, Trump Offer Dueling Visions of Globalization at Asia Forum
- The two leaders speak in back-to-back addresses in Vietnam
- Trump says play by the rules, Xi says get on the China train
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump laid down starkly contrasting visions for Asia’s future Friday, with Xi pledging a new era of globalization propelled by his nation’s economic might as Trump offered America’s largess only to those who play by his rules.
In back-to-back speeches to business leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam, Xi and Trump in effect competed for the region’s economic affections, with divergent blueprints of what the 21st Century economy should look like.