Bracing for Trump tariffs, China’s Xi makes diplomatic push at international summits

RIO DE JANEIRO / BRASILIA –
In his first international conferences since Donald Trump was re-elected to guide the U.S., Chinese President Xi Jinping went on a diplomatic offensive, hedging in opposition to anticipated new tariffs and getting ready to use potential future rifts between Washington and its allies.

At assembly after assembly, from APEC in Peru to G20 in Brazil over the past week, Xi sought to attract a distinction with Trump’s “America First” message, presenting himself as a predictable defender of the multilateral international commerce order.

Summit organizers, diplomats and negotiators additionally describe a noticeable shift from earlier summits in a extra constructive posture by Chinese diplomats, who have been much less targeted on their slim pursuits and extra concerned in constructing a broader consensus.