Trump and Xi summit may just be a ‘horse and pony show’, experts say

As United States President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping with a rare personal welcome at the airport, to be followed by a state banquet and a military flyover, experts warn to temper expectations as the summit is more focused on “re-establishing trust” rather than having any meaningful deals announced at the end of it.The US and China have been locked in a trade war since Trump’s first term as president when he introduced levies on imports of certain industrial goods, and Beijing retaliated with tariffs on a range of US exports including soya beans, pork and electric vehicles. Some of those policies continued under Trump’s successor, President Joe Biden, who also introduced other measures, including curbs on chip exports.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York sexual assault retriallist 2 of 4Trump administration invites Putin to attend G20 summit in Miamilist 3 of 4US aviation sanctions disrupt Iran flights, push travellers overlandlist 4 of 4FBI investigates alleged theft of ‘very sensitive’ employee dataend of listBut relations really nosedived with Trump’s second term when he unle...