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Xi Jinping can outlast Trump. Can China’s economy outlast Xi?

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 13, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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The Chinese leader meets his US counterpart in a position of strength. But dig into the numbers and it’s a totally different story.

Xi Jinping can outlast Trump. Can China’s economy outlast Xi?

Xi Jinping looks to be in the box seat before his showdown with Donald Trump next week.

The American president is a lame duck after a bruising midterm election defeat. Voters are rebelling against the sprawling data centres powering America’s artificial intelligence ambitions, while Trump’s Middle Eastern war has drained US military resources, damaged Washington’s prestige and left him struggling to find a way out.

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