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Can Xi-Obama summit salvage relations?

News, Minxin Pei, Published on 23/09/2015

» As Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his trip to the United States in Seattle, home to many of the world's leading technology firms, most observers are looking ahead to his subsequent meeting with President Barack Obama. Can the summit reverse the downward spiral in US-China relations that began with Mr Xi's accession to power in 2013?