Why Xi Jinping needs to tread carefully when he meets Trump - BBG

Bloomberg carries an article this Thursday, highlighting key risks the Chinese President Xi Jinping faces, when he meets the US President Trump in Florida later today.

The US president will host Xi on Thursday and Friday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for the first face-to-face meeting between the pair. On the agenda will be everything from trade to North Korea’s nuclear threat.

Key Points:

"Major conflict with the United States in the first half of the year would be very bad news for Mr. Xi because it could undermine the leadership credentials he's been cultivating for the past five years"

"It's the most unstable, risky and fragile moment for Mr. Xi domestically. Trump might use this to put pressure on him."

Five of the ruling Communist Party's seven most powerful leaders might be replaced at the 19th Party Congress later this year, along with scores of other senior positions.

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