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China's Xi woos Trump with state banquet: Taiwan on the table?

France 24 · May 14, 2026, 6:19 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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From the Temple of Heaven to the Forbidden City, plenty of great power pageantry on display as the leaders of the world’s two mightiest nations toasted each other at an official state banquet.

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