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Xi warns Trump on Taiwan despite friendly start to meetingsUS President Trump and Chinese President Xi on Thursday exchanged friendly toasts and reiterations of commitment on the first day of a Beijing summit flush with pageantry. The friendly tone suggests that both sides hope to maintain the current status quo of fragile detente in a relationship marked by deep differences over trade, technology, and China’s regional ambitions in the Pacific. The only moment of slight tension so far came on...