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Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shake hands at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shake hands at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14.

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Alan Yuhas

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BEIJING - They shook hands. They took a long walk. One man touched the other’s arm, then he did it again. They later shook hands some more.

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