Xi Hosts Trump and Putin in 2 Beijing Summits Over 1 Week

4 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · May 21

Xi Jinping received Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Beijing on separate visits over the past week, putting China at the center of back-to-back summit diplomacy.
Trump’s trip was described as “fantastic” and “historic,” though the report said major uncertainties still hang over US-China ties despite the positive tone.
The Beijing meetings with the US and Russian presidents were held on separate occasions in May, underscoring Xi’s parallel engagement with both powers.
The report frames the twin summits as a marker of what happened, what it means and what comes next for China’s relations with Washington and Moscow.

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