As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare to meet face-to-face for the first time since 2019, the world’s two most powerful men are playing very different games. For Trump, it’s a deal, for Xi, it’s destiny. In this episode of Grey Zone, Ananya Dutta decodes why experts say Xi has already won before the meeting even begins. From rare earth minerals to trade deals, and from Taiwan to TikTok, Beijing’s leverage has only grown, while Washington’s playbook looks increasingly reactive. U.S-China relations are no longer about tariffs and technology, they’re about time. As one expert put it, “Trump has three years left. Xi has a lifetime.” What happens when a dealmaker meets a strategist who doesn’t need a deal? And could this be the moment that defines the balance of global power for the next decade?