Can a G-2 order work in a multilateral world?

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the White House in September.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the White House in September.

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Kishore Mahbubani and Li Li

Pressing global challenges will require US-China coordination and leadership, not co-hegemony.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States in September concluded with the US and China pledging to build a constructive relationship of strategic stability. But what drew the most headlines was the grand reception accorded Xi by his host, US President Donald Trump.

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