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Xi and Trump Conclude 2-Day Summit: Trade and North Issue Dominate Talks

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U. S. President Donald Trump wrapped up their two-day summit in South Florida on Friday, with both leaders describing the summit as a huge success. The highly-anticipated meeting, which was overshadowed by America’s surprise strike against Syria…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U. S. President Donald Trump wrapped up their two-day summit in South Florida on Friday, with both leaders describing the summit as a huge success. The highly-anticipated meeting, which was overshadowed by America’s surprise strike against Syria, focused primarily on trade and the North Korea issue.
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On the trade front, Xi and Trump agreed upon a 100-day plan to settle all their trade disputes. The U. S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said that he is hopeful that this 100-day plan will help U. S. to increase export to China and subsequently reduce its trade deficit with the Asian giant.
Trump appeared to be very mindful of not using any trade rhetoric against China, something that he extensively used during his election campaign. There were no talks about Beijing being a currency manipulator, its alleged steel dumping practices or causing job loss to the U. S.
The Republican leader made it clear through a tweet last week that trade issue would dominate the summit.

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