President Xi Jinping’s upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24 provides a perfect opportunity to kick-start a mutually beneficial strategic reset aimed at forging an enduring modus vivendi between China and the United States. The key would be ensuring that over the next two years, the Chinese footprint within the U.S. and its sphere of influence is di minimis, and likewise the American footprint within China and its sphere of influence is insignificant.
If the meeting is to be more than political theatre, there must be a concrete, deliverable bargain that would be consummated over the next two years.
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