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Watch: The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?

Watch: The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
BBC News Friday 25 September 2026, 01:27 UTC 1 min read
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The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.

The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
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