The United States Is Moving Through the Stages of Grief Over China’s Rise

The Trump-Xi agreement may be a sign the U.S. position is shifting.

Trump and Xi stand in the exterior doorway of a building, shaking hands as Trump leans over to whisper something in Xi's ear. Aides and other officials stand nearby watching. All wear formal business suits. November 25, 2025, 1:41 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

By most accounts , the outcome of the 90-minute meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in October was little more than a one-year truce in the trade war, rolling tariffs back to Jan. 19 levels, though final details are still being sorted out, as a rare Xi-initiated phone call to President Trump on Nov.24 underscoring his desire to impl

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