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My article in the Lebanese Media Center
Trump's visit to Beijing: Temporary détente or a reshaping of the relationship between the world's two largest powers?
Writer Youssef Iskandar
In the realm of international politics, major summits aren't measured by the number of smiles or friendly phrases exchanged in front of the cameras, but by the strategic messages and deep shifts in power dynamics that lie beneath. From this perspective, the summit that brought together U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing seems more significant than the terse official data released after the visit would suggest.