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Nov 6
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APEC, ASEAN, and the Trump-Xi Meeting: A...

CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Henrietta Levin and Gregory Poling unpack the outcomes of the ASEAN Summit and the Trump–Xi meeting on the sidelines of APEC. They examine how Washington and Beijing are prioritizing economic stability over strategic confrontation, why topics like Taiwan and the South China Sea were not discussed, and how ASEAN is s ... Show More
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