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Scaled back itinerary and policy disagreements dampen prospects for Trump’s China visit

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Prospects for US President Donald Trump’s visit to China are dimming by the day. The latest: On March 9, the SCMP scooped that Trump’s visit will be confined to Beijing with no plans to visit a second location in China (SCMP 1).

Sources say this is mostly down to Trump’s “very tight” schedule, but ...



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