US, Sept. 21 -- After nearly four years, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting face-to-face in Washington on September 24, marking a potentially significant moment in the increasingly complex US-China relationship. According to the South China Morning Post, Trump will greet Xi at Joint Base Andrews, a rare honor for any foreign dignitary. Their meeting comes amid tensions over trade and tariffs, Taiwan, technology, artificial intelligence, and the wars in Ukraine and Iran, making the encounter important not only for Washington and Beijing but also for the wider global order.

The meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Washington is more than another summit between the leaders of the world's two la...