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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photos ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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By Bari Weiss
10.31.25 — Bari’s Picks of the Week
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One meeting grabbed headlines this week—President Donald Trump’s sit-down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The two appear to have covered everything from rare-earth minerals to soybeans, with Trump nudging down his tariffs in return for Beijing’s flexibility.

There’s much more on their summit below, including illuminating pieces on how China really sees t…

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Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet magazine.
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