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One of the most closely watched international events in recent days
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has been Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States at the invitation of U .S.
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President Donald Trump.
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The White House has extended its highest level diplomatic honors to welcome the Chinese leader,
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described as a distinguished guest and a friend of the U .S.
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President.
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But in Washington, observers remain relatively cautious about the prospects for concrete results from this important meeting.
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Our correspondent reports from the United States.
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As the world's two largest economies, the United States and China have trade relations that are widely seen as having a major impact on global supply chains.
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Washington is reportedly considering tariff reductions on certain non -strategic goods, while Beijing wants the United States to further reduce tariffs and ease trade restrictions.
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The United States wants China to ensure a stable supply of rare earth minerals to the international market.
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But Washington does not appear ready to ease its own export controls in exchange for increased Chinese supplies of rare earths.
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President Trump has challenged China and domestically he would look like a fool if he gave in to what China is demanding.
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China will not give President Trump what he wants.
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President Trump would, for example, would want more investment and would allow more companies to have entry into China.
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And China can't afford to do that now because their economy doesn't allow for U .S.
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companies to come in.
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In the days leading up to the visit, the U .S.
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Commerce Secretary and the U .S.
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Trade Representative have continued negotiations with their Chinese counterparts on rare earths and artificial intelligence.
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China has leveraged its dominant position in rare earth supplies to bring the United States to the negotiating table over tariffs.
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Other issues drawing attention include U .S global security.
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China recognizes there will be a multipolar world, and it wants to be the top of one of those poles.
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And so I think the discussion that will take place is one where President Trump will try to pressure the Chinese president,
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and he will fail because China is not frightened by the United States.
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The United States needs China more than China needs the United States.
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The United States and China play critically important roles in maintaining global economic stability.
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The disputes over trade and tariffs have demonstrated that each side has its own leverage and the ability to affect the other.
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Observer are watching closely to see whether this meeting at the
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White House can have established greater stability in US -China relations and in turn provide greater stability for the global economy.
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Thay Thanh for Vietnam today.
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prior of the summit between u .s president ronald trump
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and china president xi jinping our u .s co -exponent sat down with gregory poling senior fellow
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and director of southeast asia program
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and asia maritime transparency initiative under the center for strategic
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and international studies in washington dc to discuss the outlook for u .s china relations trade and the upcoming meeting.
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What's the outcome of the meeting between the president of the UNT states and president of China?
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Well, that's probably the most asked question in Washington DC right now, and nobody honestly knows.
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I think we can safely assume that there will not be any big structural agreement on our economic disagreements.
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China is not willing to make the kind of concessions, reforms to its system that would address U .S concerns.
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And the U .S isn't going to make any big concessions either.
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So best case scenario on the economics, I think, would be that we see a continuation of the ceasefire
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that started during President Trump and President Xi's last summit in Korea, meaning we'll keep tariffs relatively low.
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China may make some purchase promises, but it won't actually follow through with those
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and we'll get another few months maybe another year of this strategic stability in the relationship.
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We'll have discussion on other things, both leaders have indicated they want to talk about AI governance for instance,
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but I don't, I would be surprised if we see any real concrete agreements on things like that.
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US and China agreed to set of a trade council monitoring trade deficit,
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do you think this mechanism can work well to eliminate the trade tension between the two sides?
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No, of course not.
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Nobody really knows what the trade council is, but what we do know is that...
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U .S.-China trade deficit has grown this year.
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It grew last year.
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It'll grow in the next year, in all likelihood.
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As a percentage of overall trade, China's trade with the U .S has decreased, as U .S trade with Vietnam and others has increased.
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But in absolute terms, we're not going to see the trade deficit wiped out, because at the end of the day,
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American consumers want to buy more things from China than China wants to buy from the United States.
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And that's just the way the trade works.
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Do you think the good results in meeting with China will have President Trump and his party in the midterm election?
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No. I mean, I highly, highly doubt it.
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Voters don't vote based on foreign policy.
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They never have.
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There are very few exceptions.
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If you're in the middle of a war, like the president is right now that's very unpopular, then that's going to hurt you.
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But it seems extremely unlikely that anything
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that could come out of the summit at the end of this month would matter to most Americans.
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And they wouldn't feel any benefit from it in time to change their votes in the midterms.
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The summit is coming a month and a half before the midterms.
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The vast majority of voters already know who they're going to vote for.
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And nothing that happens between Trump and Xi would change that.
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Thank you for your time to bring an interview with Vietnam today.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 72 sentences and 999 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:33. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- stability /stəˈbɪlɪti/ (noun) — The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
- summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ (noun) — The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
- strategic /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to strategy.
- relation /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (noun) — The manner in which two things may be associated.
- deficit /ˈdɛfəsɪt/ (noun) — Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
- concrete /ˌkɑnˈkɹit/ (adjective) — Real, actual, tangible.
- ease /iz/ (verb) — To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
- pole /pəʊl/ (noun) — Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
- voter /ˈvoʊtɚ/ (noun) — Someone who votes or is entitled to vote.
- observer /əbˈzɝvɚ/ (noun) — One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.
- leverage /ˈlɛv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.
- concession /kənˈsɛʃən/ (noun) — The act of conceding.
- vast /væst/ (adjective) — Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
- percentage /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
- stable /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ (noun) — A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ (verb) — To enter.
- lead up to (verb) — To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
- talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
- wipe out (verb) — To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: relation /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, concession /kənˈsɛʃən/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, reduction /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/, initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/
- Long words — get the stress right: stability /stəˈbɪlɪti/, economics /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/, initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/, mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like stability, summit, strategic.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.