Xi rolls into Trump summit with China’s trade engine roaring

Xi heads into his September 24 meeting with Trump from a position of economic strength, as China’s exports surge and Washington faces pressure to secure an extension of their fragile trade truce.

In the four months since theleaders of the two global superpowers last met, Xi Jinping has overseen a surgein China’s trade with the world while Donald Trump has struggled with falling ​ approval ratings athome.