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Xi Only Has to Not Lose
President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal, Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

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Xi Only Has to Not Lose

Trump flies to Beijing on Thursday carrying a war he cannot finish and a strait he cannot reopen. He is going to ask Xi Jinping for help. Beijing did not need to do anything to earn this moment. Washington created it by starting a war it cannot end without China's assistance.

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