Xi Jinping had Donald Trump in front of him, the state cameras positioned to give viewers the optical illusion of a powerful ascendant Xi lording over a supplicant. Trump delivered, performing the role he reserves for strongmen. Head tilted. Voice softened. The American president — leader of what is still, on every measure, the most powerful country on …
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