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Us-China RelationsFinancial Times |
Beijing has yet to step forward to fill the leadership vacuum left by Washington
It is a stunted financial power, leaving the US free to rule global markets
Rather than trying to engineer a grand bargain, this is a moment to prevent deterioration
A summit of low expectations did at least restore some stability
The US is ill prepared to make decisions that will shape geopolitics for the foreseeable future
They’re not listening to each other and growing apart
The US president will encounter a very different country to the one he visited in 2017
China holds the cards — and might settle for flashy but empty announcements while playing a long game
The upcoming summit in Beijing could lock in an American posture of strategic deference
The US president has a better chance of cajoling help from Nato partners