On the eve of the G-20 summit, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke about challenges within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during a meeting with senior cadres in the Politburo. Meanwhile, the state-run, Beijing-friendly Tsinghua University released a report concluding that the U.S.–China trade dispute would have minimal impact on the Chinese economy.
Both moves suggest that Xi would not make major concessions when he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the upcoming summit in Japan, China observers said.
