Trump, Xi and China
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Donald Trump has cast doubt on a $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan after talks with Xi Jinping in Beijing, raising urgent questions about US commitment to the island and whether the two superpowers can avoid the so-called Thucydides Trap.
Chinese President Xi Jinping took US President Donald Trump inside Zhongnanhai, China's tightly guarded Communist Party leadership compound, after talks on Taiwan, trade, Iran and Indo-Pacific tensions.
The president, returning from a whirlwind bilateral summit with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing, was pressed to say if he believes Xi is a dictator.