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Angela Skujins

Newsletter: A medley of middle powers

Donald Trump European Union Xi Jinping Anita Anand Angus Campbell Australia European Commission Mark Carney Ursula von der Leyen Brussels

Good morning. Angela Skujins here, your resident Australian journalist working at Euronews, serving up a breakfast newsletter centred on the evolving politics of superpowers and how middle powers can adapt to them.

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump will gear up for his first visit to China in nine years, holding court with President Xi Jinping. Talks are expected to cover the war in Iran, trade tensions and Taiwan – with promises of pomp.

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