Xi Jinping's White House visit: Shifting Chinese views & skirting Iran oil sanctions
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Xi Jinping's White House visit: Shifting Chinese views & skirting Iran oil sanctions

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 20268 min
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Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with President Trump, we examine shifting views of America in China. Also — how Beijing is circumventing U.S. sanctions on Iran, especially its oil. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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This week on the NPR Politics Podcast. Today on State of the World, China's leader pays a visit to Washington. You're listening to State of the World from NPR, a human perspective on global events. It's Wednesday, September 23rd. I'm Christine Arismith.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is headed to the White House to meet President Trump on Thursday. Iran will likely be on the agenda. More about that in a moment. First, the world's eyes will be on that meeting of the two leaders. But what's the view of the U.S. in general from the perspective of ordinary Chinese citizens?

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