# Trump-Xi meeting: Why China’s self-sufficiency changes the calculus

https://mins.news/en/item/70317

- CNBC, 2026-09-23 09:13 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/23/trump-xi-meeting-why-chinas-self-sufficiency-changes-the-calculus.html

> Persistent growth in Chinese exports to the United States is helping the world’s second-largest economy withstand ongoing domestic challenges, shifting the dynamics ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting.

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