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Donald Trump, China's Xi set for high-stakes summit over trade war

The first day of the G20 summit offered glimmers of hope for progress between Washington and Beijing

Donald Trump, Xi Jinping
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The meeting in Washington comes weeks before US President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit | File Photo: Reuters

Matt Spetalnick & Michael Martina | Reuters Buenos Aires
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up a global summit on Saturday with high-stakes talks expected to determine whether they can begin defusing a damaging trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

With the United States and China locked in growing disputes over commerce and security that have raised questions about the future of their relationship, Trump and Xi are due to sit down for dinner at the end of a two-day gathering of world leaders in Buenos Aires.

The first day of the G20 summit offered glimmers of hope for progress between Washington and Beijing

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