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Xi Jinping Urges US to Be Partners, Not Rivals in Beijing Summit

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Xi urges US & China to be partners, not rivals.
Xi calls US-China ties world's most important, impacts 8B+.
Xi sees "rejuvenation" & "MAGA" going hand-in-hand.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Donald Trump in Beijing, urging the two nations to be "partners, not rivals." During Trump's official visit, Xi emphasized that the world is at a "new crossroads" and facing unprecedented global changes. Speaking at the Great Hall of the People, Xi stated that both China and the US stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. He also raised questions about transcending the "Thucydides Trap" and working together to address global challenges and inject stability into the world. Trump, who received a warm welcome including military honors, reportedly called Xi a "great leader" and expressed optimism for the meeting.

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Update #2\u00b7 May 14 · 11:48 AM

During a state banquet in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping described China-US relations as the most important bilateral relations in the world, impacting 1.7 billion people directly and over 8 billion people globally. He called the visit by US President Donald Trump "historic" and suggested that "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" and "Make America great again" can go hand in hand. Xi also spoke of accelerating global transformation and posed questions about overcoming the "Thucydides Trap" and building a new paradigm for major-country relations.

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