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Foreign Policy Live

Unpacking the Trump-Xi Meeting

Foreign Policy Live

Foreign Policy

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4.1622 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

China analyst and former policymaker Elizabeth Economy sits down with Ravi Agrawal to unpack the meeting that took place last week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. What was agreed to? What does it mean for the broader trajectory of the world’s most important bilateral relationship? Plus, Ravi’s One Thing on Trump threatening military action in Nigeria. Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún: Why Is Trump Suddenly Talking About Invading Nigeria? Wall Street Journal: Lingling Wei: China’s New Strategy for Trump: Punch Hard, Concede Little  Rishi Iyengar, Christina Lu, and Keith Johnson: What Trump and Xi Did—and Didn’t—Agree to James Palmer: Trump and Xi Step Back From the Brink—for Now Alasdair Phillips-Robins: Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths Christina Lu: Will Trump’s Critical Minerals Blitz Pay Off? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:11.5

This is FP Live.

1:15.9

The United States and China have stepped back from the brink, but for how long?

1:22.2

Last week, the presidents of the world's two biggest economies, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping,

1:31.6

met in South Korea for their first meeting since 2019.

1:36.8

Both sides walked away with at least something they can sell as a win.

1:44.3

The United States dropped tariffs on China by 10 percentage points, although they're still at a very high 47%. China will resume the purchase of American soybeans, and Beijing agreed to keep

1:50.1

exporting critical minerals. But all of this is only good for one year. In a moment, my guest,

1:57.9

a top China scholar explains how the deal is a relief, but it doesn't

2:02.9

address the main structural issues in the relationship.

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