Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring
- On Thursday, September 24, 2026, President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington to determine whether leaders will extend the trade truce struck last year that averted major global economic shock.
- Last year's trade truce averted significant global economic shock, but shifting fortunes now temper expectations as Trump faces constraints from a costly war in Iran while Xi seeks time to fortify China's economy.
- In New York on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held preparatory talks on AI guardrails, while critics question the administration's government stakes in over 30 private companies.
- Foreign policy expert Jon Czin of the Brookings Institution said Xi seeks stability over tangible breakthroughs, while Trump maintains a pending $14 billion arms package for Taiwan serves as a "negotiating chip" with Beijing.
- China's global trade surplus is on pace to top $1 trillion for a second consecutive year, with economists describing the export dominance of roughly 6,500 product categories as "China Shock 2.0.
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China's president travels to the US with trade power and strategic patience. The host needs rapid success before the Midterms.
China's president travels to the US with trade power and strategic patience. The host needs rapid success before the Midterms.
Trump attacks Democrats as communists while preparing to host Xi
Trump is escalating his communist attacks on Democrats even as he prepares to host Xi Jinping. The contrast is fuelling criticism that his China outreach and economic interventions weaken his own political message.
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Trump decries Democrats as ‘communists,’ even as he looks to impress China’s communist leader
WASHINGTON (AP) — Communism, President Donald Trump says, is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced. This summer, citing similarly grave concerns, he took the rare step of delivering a primetime address to the nation, accusing China of “sinister election meddling” in 2020 and reviving his yearslong push to dispute his loss in that...
Trump decries Democrats as 'communists,' even as he looks to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Communism, President Donald Trump says, is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced. This summer, citing similarly grave concerns, he took the rare step of delivering a primetime address to the nation ,
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