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Washington Week with The Atlantic

In a battle of wills between Trump and Xi, who blinks first?

Season 2025 Episode 15 | 8m 13s

President Trump claims China will want to make a deal over tariffs, but Xi Jinping does not seem interested in doing so. The panel discusses what's happening and which leader blinks first.

Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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