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Trump–Xi Summit: Tariffs, Rare Earths and the 10 November Clock

October 4, 2026September 20, 2026 by Abhishek Kumar Parashar

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The staging in Washington will suggest harmony; the substance is whether the Trump-Xi summit can keep a fragile truce alive past 10 November — the…

Categories World News, Economy Tags breaking news, critical minerals, Defence Supply Chains, Donald Trump, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific, rare earths, Tariffs, Trade War, US-China Relations, Xi Jinping 2 Comments

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