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Xi Jinping has just rewritten the rules of US-China rivalry
Beijing has accepted that it is in competition with the US but wants guard rails in place so that it does not get out of hand.
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US President Donald Trump with President Xi Jinping after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, on May 15.
PHOTO: AFP
For US President Donald Trump, the Beijing trip was ultimately about tangible wins: deals for American companies, jobs back home, relief for farmers, and perhaps even Chinese help in managing the fallout from the Iran war.
For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the visit was about something much bigger.
