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Exclusive: Son of British media tycoon welcomes US president’s promise to raise issue during Thursday’s landmark meeting

Experts do not expect US and China to resolve all their issues before the two presidents meet, but they are hoping for enough progress to stop the rivalry from doing more global economic damage. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports