The most that can reasonably be hoped for from talks between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at this weekend’s G20 meeting is an agreement which temporarily reduces US-China tensions. Meanwhile, the wider agenda for the summit, and the G20 itself, now looks irrelevant to global economic prospects.
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