Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary to China Brief Notes: Concessions Unlikely as Xi Hosts Western Leaders
December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Dec. 18, 2025, in its China Brief Notes:
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Concessions Unlikely as Xi Hosts Western Leaders
By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
Executive Summary:
* State media exude confidence about current European and Western leaders "scrambling" to visit Beijing, suggesting that General Secretary Xi Jinping will remain unmoved while seeking concessions.
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Concessions Unlikely as Xi Hosts Western Leaders
By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
Executive Summary:
* State media exude confidence about current European and Western leaders "scrambling" to visit Beijing, suggesting that General Secretary Xi Jinping will remain unmoved while seeking concessions.