Why Trump is meeting Jinping in Florida, not Washington
06 April 2017 |
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President Donald Trump will welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Thursday, with issues such as U.S. job losses and North Korea topping the agenda.
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