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Trump Invites Xi to White House During State Dinner in Beijing

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President Trump invited China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to Washington during a state dinner in Beijing on Thursday, as the two leaders emphasized their cooperation against the ornate backdrop of the Great Hall of the People. The two walked into the hall side by side to applause and sat next to each other at a table decorated with greenery, a small lake with swans and miniature Chinese-style buildings. A translator facilitated interactions. The guests, at elaborate place settings amid the hall’s tall red pillars with gold detailing, included Elon Musk of…

China Doesn’t Worry About A.I. Like We Do

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The closer you are to the machine God, the more its voice whispers in your ear. That’s right. Yeah I don’t think that Beijing is AGI pilled. Kyle Chan, welcome to “Interesting Times.” Great to be here. So at the moment, there are really only two countries that matter for the A.I. future, the United States and China. Their leaders are meeting in Beijing, and the atmosphere is similar to a kind of Cold War atmosphere where people think and argue and talk about them being in a kind of…

Trump and Xi Meet as Summit Begins

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new video loaded: Trump and Xi Meet as Summit Begins transcript Back transcript Trump and Xi Meet as Summit Begins President Trump shook hands with President Xi Jinping of China at the start of a two-day summit in Beijing on Thursday. They are expected to discuss trade, Iran and Taiwan. “You and I have known each other now for a long time. We’ve had a fantastic relationship. We’ve gotten along. When there were difficulties, we worked it out.” <img src="https://www.chinastrategy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/trump-and-xi-meet-as-summit-begins.jpg" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width < 1024px) 100vw, (width President Trump shook hands…

As Trump and Xi Meet in China, American and Chinese People Are Drifting Apart

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During his 2005 presidential visit to China, George W. Bush, an enthusiastic mountain biker, cycled with members of the country’s national team. When China’s current leader, Xi Jinping, toured the United States in 2015, he received a football jersey from high schoolers in Tacoma, Wash., and promised to encourage more tourism between the countries. There seem to be few such displays of bilateral bonhomie in store for this week’s summit between Mr. Xi and President Trump in Beijing. That reflects a grim reality of U.S.-China relations: As geopolitical and economic…

Trump’s Entourage to China Has Numerous Industry Executives

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new video loaded: Trump’s Entourage to China Has Numerous Industry Executives <img src="https://www.chinastrategy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/trumps-entourage-to-china-has-numerous-industry-executives.jpg" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width < 1024px) 100vw, (width President Trump brought more than a dozen executives of lead financial and tech companies on his trip to Beijing. Trump is expected to discuss the creation of a board of investment and a board of trade with China. By Jamie Leventhal May 13, 2026 NYT

Why Does China Want Taiwan?

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When President Trump meets his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, Taiwan is almost certainly going to come up. And few issues in diplomacy are more complicated than the status of the self-governing island that China claims as its own. Ahead of the summit, White House officials rejected speculation that Mr. Trump could set U.S. policy on Taiwan on a new course during this trip. But even seemingly slight changes in wording can count, especially if they are uttered by an American president in Beijing. Will Mr. Trump, with his improvisational style,…

What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit

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The summit between the leaders of the United States and China in Beijing this week represents a pivotal moment for a global economy that has been upended by war and trade tension over the past year. President Trump and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, will have a full agenda to cover, as the world’s two largest economies look for ways to cooperate on geopolitical matters and tamp down differences over tariffs, export controls, Taiwan, sanctions and purchases of American farm products. Mr. Trump will be seeking to open China’s market…

Why the Bombing of Iran Tied the U.S. More Closely to China

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As the United States works to rebuild its supply of missiles and munitions after deploying many of them in the war with Iran, its defense contractors will need a supply of rare-earth minerals and magnets that are essential to making those weapons. But China dominates global production of those minerals, and it has enacted tight controls over them in the past year to cut off any foreign companies linked to the military and to put political pressure on the Trump administration. China deployed its control over the mineral supply chain…

President Trump Arrives in China for Summit with Xi Jinping

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new video loaded: President Trump Arrives in China for Summit with Xi Jinping transcript Back transcript President Trump Arrives in China for Summit with Xi Jinping President Trump landed in Beijing ahead of a high-stakes, two-day summit with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. Trade and the war with Iran were expected to be high on the agenda when the two meet. He’s been a friend of mine. He’s been somebody that we get along with. And I think you’re going to see that good things are going to happen. This…

Musk, Rubio, Hegseth: Who is Traveling With Trump to China?

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President Trump’s entourage for his trip to China includes top administration officials, several of the country’s most powerful executives and members of the Trump family. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling with Mr. Trump, despite sanctions China imposed on him in 2020 over his comments about its human rights record. Pete Hegseth will be the first sitting defense secretary to visit China since Jim Mattis made the trip in 2018. And Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is also in the entourage, after meeting with China’s vice premier, He Lifeng, in…