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China and the US can make nice, if not peace

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Lo, A. (2026, September 25). China and the US can make nice, if not peace. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3368480/china-and-us-can-make-nice-if-not-peace?utm_source=rss_feed

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China and the United States continue to engage in economic tensions but also recover from near-brink situations due to mutual costs of decoupling. Trade between the two nations decreased by 25.1% last year to $494.6 billion, with American goods exports to China dropping by 26%. The article discusses how despite these conflicts, shared interests necessitate pragmatic cooperation between the superpowers.

Written by AI on 2026-09-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 focused largely on AI regulation amid escalating tensions over advancements in artificial intelligence technology. The meeting aimed to address mutual concerns about the risks associated with rapid AI development but ended with both sides maintaining their positions, despite attempts by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to emphasize "equality" and "reciprocity." Chinese state media highlighted the high-level reception Xi received at the White House as a sign of equality between the two nations, while US officials viewed reciprocity more transactionally. This divergence in interpretation has led to skepticism about whether genuine progress was made regarding AI guardrails or broader diplomatic cooperation.

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Simply put, decoupling is proving ruinously expensive on both sides: two-way goods and services trade fell 25.1 per cent last year to an estimated US$494.6 billion, with American goods exports to China down 26 per cent.

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2026-09-25 · South China Morning Post

China and the US can make nice, if not peace · assertive framing

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China and the US can make nice, if not peace Outright enmity is too costly for both superpowers. asserted

enmity → make → superpowers

Even without trust, shared interests leave room for pragmatic cooperation Washington and Beijing have spent nearly a decade trading tariffs, export controls and blacklists, with each round threatening rupture. asserted

round → share → rupture

Yet they keep recovering from the brink. asserted

they → recover → brink

As the two presidents met at the White House this week, that pattern was repeating. asserted

pattern → meet → House

exports → put → China