Chinese leaders are likely to signal a resolve to defend growth at a key economic policy meeting, analysts say, after Beijing defied US President Donald Trump’s pressure to jump into tariff negotiations.

Standing outside his friend’s cupcake shop, he says Donald Trump’s levies are a sign that America feels threatened by China’s rise. America’s power is declining, he says. “What you feel in today’s world is that hegemony is very hard to achieve.

Xi Jinping outlines a plan to address China’s economic challenges, including potential tariff exemptions on US products, while trade tensions continue.