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	China up close selection June 27, 2019

	Baffled by Trump,  Chinese propagandists  waffle ahead of Osaka As the G-20 summit draws near,   what exactly does Xi Jinping  want from his likely meeting  with Donald Trump? Some  tantalizing clues can be found in  Xi's recent visit to North Korea,  as well as in the movies Chinese television has been airing. "China up close" is a regular  column written by Katsuji   Nakazawa, a Tokyo-based senior  staff writer and editorial  writer at Nikkei. It runs every Thursday. Read back issues here.
	Xi reverses Hong Kong policy with Alibaba and North Korea in mind Grand strategy of making Shanghai a financial center paused amid trade war Read more The new Long March -- Xi's 15-year battle plan with the US Chinese leader adopts a 'talk and strike' strategy until eventual win in 2035 Read more Trump and Xi enter endgame with China's 100-year dream on the line Goals cherished since the May Fourth Movement come under fire from US Read more How Xi Jinping's colleagues rejected an 'unequal' trade deal A 150-page agreement was sent back to Washington, gutted and shrunk to 105 pages Read more Xi-Trump summit in Japan in play as China eyes longer fight Great powers' battle for hegemony threatens to make trade deal tentative at best Read more The cursed year: Xi and China brace for a wild 2019 Wars, riots and crackdowns have hit in jinxed '9' years Read more