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Trump heads to Beijing with delegation of US business leaders, hopes China will 'open up'

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Trump heads to Beijing with delegation of US business leaders, hopes China will 'open up'

US President Donald Trump is expected to land in China this Wednesday ahead of a summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Trump is accompanied by a large delegation of US executives and has promised to ask Xi to "open up" the country to US business. In this edition, we explore what "opening up" means in this context. Plus, FRANCE 24's Yena Lee looks into one of the key points of negotiations: China's purchases of US soybeans.

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