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Key issues remain unresolved as more details emerge about Xi-Trump summit outcomes

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We're slowly getting a clearer picture of exactly what Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump did – and didn't – agree to at last week's all-important summit in Beijing.

Get ready – there's quite a lot to get thgouh.

First up, on May 19, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters that the ...