*''In the background of the Trump - Xi meeting, we see the broad contours of President Trump’s strategy toward both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the China-Canada trade relationship...putting distance between Russia and China is not averse to the interests of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, who would strategically prefer to do business with the ‘West’ over Beijing. However, China does not want to see their Biden-created tentacle weakened in Russia. China retains a vision of a global [[financial]] market option beyond the dollar, and Xi plays that long-term strategy game with Putin quite effectively....'' [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/10/26/ustr-jamieson-greer-provides-background-on-u-s-china-trade-discussions-trump-meeting-with-xi-pending/] | *''In the background of the Trump - Xi meeting, we see the broad contours of President Trump’s strategy toward both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the China-Canada trade relationship...putting distance between Russia and China is not averse to the interests of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, who would strategically prefer to do business with the ‘West’ over Beijing. However, China does not want to see their Biden-created tentacle weakened in Russia. China retains a vision of a global [[financial]] market option beyond the dollar, and Xi plays that long-term strategy game with Putin quite effectively....'' [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/10/26/ustr-jamieson-greer-provides-background-on-u-s-china-trade-discussions-trump-meeting-with-xi-pending/] |