China & The Hill: Beijing Reacts to U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit, And Sets Lowest Growth Target in Decades

About this episode

The episode discusses China's response to U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran and its lowest growth target in decades ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.

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Topics covered

• U.S.-China relations
• geopolitics
• economic growth
• Middle East conflicts
• Trump-Xi summit

Keywords

• China
• U.S.-Israel strikes
• Iran
• Trump
• Xi
• economic growth
• geopolitics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Places: U.S., Israel, Iran

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