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US President Donald Trump (right) speaking with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, on May 15.
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Charles Oppenheimer
Amid headlines of trade, technology and strategic stability, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed during a two-day summit in Beijing that Iran should not have nuclear weapons.
Pessimists will say that any nuclear deal between China and the US is impossible. But there is one that these nations could set in motion – and that could both solve the current Iran impasse and set the stage for far more ambitious plans Mr Trump began his current term with.
