Donald Trump vs Xi Jinping: who holds the stronger hand?

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Denis Staunton: Xi is in a strong position and feels confident in taking a tough approach to negotiations By the time Xi Jinping’s meeting with Donald Trump in South Korea takes place on Thursday, the details of any deal between the world’s two biggest economies will already have been worked out by their officials. On Sunday, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said a “very substantial framework” had been reached. The Chinese president will want no surprises and there will be no equivalent of the extended, impromptu press conferences in the Oval Office Trump has used to embarrass other leaders over...