China's take on the Trump summit
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
President Trump heaped praise on China’s President Xi after their recent summit. While the Chinese leader’s rhetoric was much more restrained. A review of the U.S.-China summit from China's perspective.
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| 1:21.8 | When President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping met for an historic summit in Beijing |
| 1:27.4 | last month, |
| 1:28.8 | the contrast between the two leaders could not have been sharper. |
| 1:32.5 | Trump lavished praise on the Chinese president. |
| 1:36.1 | Whenever we had a problem, we worked out very quickly. |
| 1:39.4 | And we're going to have a fantastic future together. |
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