Sun from Tsinghua University likewise cautioned against judging the summit only by whether Trump and Xi strike a “grand bargain” – a sweeping deal across multiple areas of contention. Analysts have said neither side is expecting nor seeking one.

“The core measure of progress is not whether differences disappear,” Sun said.

“It is whether, when differences arise, the two sides have the ability to keep them contained.”

NAVIGATING COMMON GROUND AND RED LINES

The Iran war offers the clearest test of whether calmer US-China ties can translate into cooperation on a major international crisis, said analysts.

The conflict, now in its seventh month, has…

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