# Xi-Trump meeting was about ‘managing rivalry’, expert says

https://mins.news/en/video/73571

- euronews, 2026-09-25 07:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYIBK2snSpE

> Ian O. Lesser, a distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, says the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was largely focused on symbolism and finding ways to manage the rivalry between the two leaders.

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