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What happened to Trump's campaign promise to officially brand China as a currency manipulator on DAY 1 of his presidency, or his promise to create 45% tarrifs on Chinese imports?
BBC News - Trump welcomes 'friend' China's Xi for talks
US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida resort for their first summit.
Mr Trump said the two men had "developed a friendship" as they sat for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago retreat.
The American leader is expected to press his counterpart for action on North Korea, and Mr Xi to seek assurances on Taiwan.
Mr Trump has said the summit "will be a very difficult one". Last year he accused China of "raping the US".
During the election campaign, he said massive trade deficits and job losses could no longer be tolerated. But at dinner on Thursday, it was all smiles, with the leaders' two wives, folk singer Peng Liyuan and First Lady Melania Trump also in attendance.
Despite his tough campaign talk, Mr Trump has so far not followed through on his threat to formally brand China a "currency manipulator", nor to hit Chinese imports with punitive tariffs.
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BBC News - Trump welcomes 'friend' China's Xi for talks
US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida resort for their first summit.
Mr Trump said the two men had "developed a friendship" as they sat for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago retreat.
The American leader is expected to press his counterpart for action on North Korea, and Mr Xi to seek assurances on Taiwan.
Mr Trump has said the summit "will be a very difficult one". Last year he accused China of "raping the US".
During the election campaign, he said massive trade deficits and job losses could no longer be tolerated. But at dinner on Thursday, it was all smiles, with the leaders' two wives, folk singer Peng Liyuan and First Lady Melania Trump also in attendance.
Despite his tough campaign talk, Mr Trump has so far not followed through on his threat to formally brand China a "currency manipulator", nor to hit Chinese imports with punitive tariffs.
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