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Douglas H. Paal
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Reporter’s Roundtable: Brexit, Middle East, and Xi Meets Trump
The upcoming Trump-Xi summit in Mar-a-Lago will the set the tone of U.S.-China relations for the entire Trump presidency. It is critical that the two presidents have mutual respect for each other.
Published on Mar 31, 2017
Source: CGTN
Speaking on CGTN, Carnegie’s Douglas H. Paal explained that the upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will set the tone of U.S.-China relations for the entire Trump presidency. He argued that that how the two heads of state view each other matters for the prospects of cooperation between the two major powers.
He noted that it is unlikely that the summit will produce a major public agreement or communiqué, but in private President Xi will expect President Trump to “mean what he says and say what he means.”
Later, the discussion turned to the topics of President Trump’s strategy to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State and how the U.S. government views the “Brexit” process.
About the Author
Douglas H. Paal
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Program
Paal previously served as vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase International and as unofficial U.S. representative to Taiwan as director of the American Institute in Taiwan.
- America’s Future in a Dynamic Asia
- U.S.-China Relations at the Forty-Year MarkQ&A
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