Xi Promotes His Vision of Waning US Influence
Chinese President Xi Jinping and the US’s Donald Trump during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing in 2017.
Photographer: Thomas Peter/Pool/Getty Images
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With trade talks between the US and China finally getting underway, President Xi Jinping is setting off on an ideological victory lap to assert his vision of a world with waning American influence.