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What does Trump want from China?

Which of the two global powers is on the front foot and which has the most to lose?

When President Trump was elected a year ago he promised tough action on China. During his campaign he called the rising Asian power a currency manipulator and threatened tariffs on Chinese goods. But the tone since then has significantly softened. President Trump has gone on to highlight his 'very good' relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and made much of shared cooperation on issues like the threat from North Korea. This week, President Trump put that relationship to the test on his first official visit to Beijing. So what have we learnt? When it comes to security and trade does he view the country more as a partner or a rival? On Newshour Extra, Owen Bennett Jones and a panel of guests discuss the US-China relationship. Which of the global powers is on the front foot and which has the most to lose?

(Photo: US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Credit: Getty Images)

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Sat 11 Nov 2017 12:06GMT

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Dingding Chen is a professor at the school of international studies at Jinan university in Guangzhou

Daniel Blumenthal is the director of Asian studies at the American Enterprise Institute

Bonnie Glaser is a senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at CSIS

Elizabeth Economy is C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director, Asia Studies, at the Council on Foreign Relations

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