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The 'little Notebook' That Xi Jinping Always Carries Has Sparked Intense Debate
From May 13 to 15, U.S. President Donald Trump visited Beijing for talks with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. During the brief one and a half days of his visit, the interactions between Trump and Xi were striking, generating numerous anecdotes and rumours about their meeting.
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