This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with the authors’ permission. Read the original here. In November 2025, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping exchanged phone calls to arrange mutual state visits in 2026. This was a remarkable rapprochement that came mere months after both countries imposed retaliatory tariffs exceeding 100% on each other’s goods. […]
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