US midterm elections are looming, and Donald Trump is in trouble. His poll numbers are catastrophic, Republicans may lose states like Texas once considered eternally red, and he’s arguably losing his war with Iran, a country a fraction of the size and power of America. Trump seemed to take some comfort from his summit with China’s President Xi Jinping last month, despite the lack of concrete takeaways from their meeting – the rituals of power being a security blanket for the 80-year-old US President. But what did Xi make of the meeting, and what advantages does China hope to get…
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