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A battle of wills between the U.S. and China

Trump and Xi walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla., on April 7, 2017

One year ago, President Trump welcomed China’s Xi Jinping to his Mar-a-Lago estate. Despite predictions that different temperaments would make for an uneasy encounter, the meeting helped the nations work closely on North Korea and avoid a trade conflict.

Still, this is an election year in the U.S., and Trump wants supporters to see

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