- President Trump travels to China to meet Xi Jinping, aiming to refocus talks on trade despite ongoing tensions over the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
- A proposed U.S.-China board of trade may signal a cooling of trade hostilities, though substantive outcomes remain uncertain.
- Ceasefi
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