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Can Xi and Trump use their leverage to actually make progress?

The article discusses the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.

Fan Chen,Orange WangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-22 · 22:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Can Xi and Trump use their leverage to actually make progress?
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Briefing Summary

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The article discusses the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. The world will be observing if the two nations can achieve "constructive strategic stability" as agreed. Both leaders possess significant economic and geopolitical leverage, with analysts suggesting that their actions of restraint to avoid retaliation will also be a key part of the negotiations. The article highlights critical areas of fierce competition where cooperation could be possible, including artificial intelligence, military dialogue, trade, and biosafety.

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Key claims

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Xi and Trump will meet in Washington to discuss "constructive strategic stability".

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Both the US and China possess economic and geopolitical leverage in their negotiations.

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Potential areas for cooperation include AI, military dialogue, trade, and biosafety.

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Areas of fierce competition between the US and China could become areas of cooperation.

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Negotiations may focus on actions not taken to avoid retaliation.

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Full report

1 min read · 137 words
When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the fifth part of a series, Fan Chen and Orange Wang look at the negotiating chips and areas where progress might be made.There will be some powerful bargaining chips on the table when Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in Washington this week.Both sides have economic and geopolitical leverage, and according to one analyst the negotiations will be as much about what they have chosen not to do to avoid retaliation.Others pointed to critical areas where the two powers are locked in fierce competition but could instead be working together – from artificial intelligence and military dialogue to trade and biosafety.
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