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1. Trade, Taiwan and ‘strategic stability’: key Xi-Trump takeaways overall
Here are the key takeaways from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s whirlwind 43-hour trip to the United States, his first state visit to the country in more than a decade, after US President Donald Trump pulled out all the stops to make it a grand affair.
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2. Inside Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan’s visit to the Smithsonian’s Peacock Room
Melania Trump and China’s first lady Peng Liyuan toured Chinese artworks and a room shaped by Asian design at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, as their husbands held talks at the White House.
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