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Strategic Patience
The Statesman Siliguri
|November 02, 2025
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has produced a truce in an otherwise turbulent relationship. It is being presented as a breakthrough moment, but beneath the smiles and handshakes lies an uneasy truth.
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This is not reconciliation, only a carefully timed pause. The world's two largest economies remain on a collision course, their temporary truce driven more by tactical convenience than mutual trust. For President Trump, the optics of success are indispensable. His political brand thrives on high-stakes dealmaking, on projecting control amid chaos. The promise of a "great" agreement with China plays well to domestic audiences unnerved by trade volatility and inflation. For Mr Xi, the calculation is longer and colder. He knows the value of endurance ~ the slow accumulation of leverage through patience, not spectacle. His approach is to steady the ship at home while waiting for the storm abroad to pass.
This story is from the November 02, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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