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  "id": 9398659,
  "title": "Xi heads into Trump visit after making China into global force since 2015",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/xi-heads-into-trump-visit-after-making-china-into-global-force-since",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260924/xi-heads-into-trump-visit-after-making-china-into-global-force-since-2015"
  },
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  "account": "In a state visit to Washington in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed to ease concerns among Americans regarding China's rapid growth. At the Rose Garden, he warmly greeted then-President Barack Obama, pledging to strengthen economic ties and enhance cooperation. Obama declared that the U.S. \"welcomes the rise of a China that is peaceful, stable, prosperous and a responsible player in global affairs.\" However, times have changed. Xi returned to the U.S. capital on Wednesday for his first state visit in over a decade, displaying newfound confidence as the world's two biggest economies vie for supremacy in areas such as artificial intelligence, space exploration, and global influence. It is anticipated that Xi will advocate for collaboration with the U.S. for the benefit of the entire world. \"In 2015, China was a rising power still, profoundly and quickly rising, but rising undeniably,\" stated Mira Rapp-Hooper, a fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Asia Policy Studies. Today, \"China has risen.\" Both economies have experienced remarkable growth.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — When Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit in 2015, he sought to calm the growing unease among the Americans about his country's rapid ascent. Xi largely succeeded, shaking hands with then-President Barack Obama to deepen economic ties and expand cooperation. In the Rose Garden, Obama declared that the U.S. “welcomes the rise of a China that is peaceful,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Xi Jinping visited Washington in 2015 to ease U.S. concerns about China's growth.",
    "Current visit marks Xi's first state visit to the U.S. in over a decade.",
    "China has become a global force since 2015, now rivaling the U.S. in various domains."
  ],
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        "title": "Xi heads into Trump visit after making China into global force since 2015",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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