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President Donald Trump poses for photos with Xi Jinping during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump poses for photos with Xi Jinping during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow
John Lee
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for President Donald Trump in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Mary Kissel appears on The John Batchelor Show to explain why a strategic decoupling and realistic planning, rather than hoping for fair trade or stability from the current Chinese regime, is the way forward in the United States’ relationship with China.
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Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Mary Kissel
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