Here’s the Trade Deal That Trump and Xi Should Have Reached
SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.OpinionSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTGuest EssayTrump and Xi Would Need Personality Transplants to Get This Deal DoneMay 17, 2026Credit...Daniel Ribar for The New York TimesListen · 6:30 min Share full article81By Soumaya Keynes and Chad P. Expectations when President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, met on Thursday and Friday were similarly low — and they were met.Mr.
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- ▪Expectations when President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, met on Thursday and Friday were similarly low — and they were met.Mr.
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| Publication time | Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:21 +0000 |
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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.OpinionSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTGuest EssayTrump and Xi Would Need Personality Transplants to Get This Deal DoneMay 17, 2026Credit...Daniel Ribar for The New York TimesListen · 6:30 min Share full article81By Soumaya Keynes and Chad P. BownMs. Keynes and Dr. Bown are the authors of the forthcoming book “How to Win a Trade War: An Optimistic Guide to an Anxious Global Economy.”阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void…
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