Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November 2023, and Donald Trump in the White House on April 10. When Xi and Trump eventually meet face to face, there is no doubt their meeting will significantly impact the future direction of the global economy. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
The U.S. trades places and now advocates for 1990s Chinese-style protectionism