Is Xi Jinping making a fool out of Donald Trump?

The president meets the Chinese leader in Washington DC. The red carpet is rolled out. Just about.

The frenemies are more friends than foes for now, but the two are in a battle over AI, and questions still remain about whether Trump would ever support Taiwan if the Chinese ever sought to take the island.

The day - also overshadowed by an ongoing media battle in the US.

We digest it all.
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