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US-China Summit
Analysis and reporting from Semafor on US President Donald Trump’s high-stakes China visit.
Back to the Future in Beijing
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping seemed to call back to a prior era of bonhomie. But there’s no going back to the 1990s.
Evan Vucci/Reuters
Xi warns Trump over Taiwan
Xi is keen to limit US arms sales to Taiwan and wants Washington to oppose Taiwanese independence.
Evan Vucci/Reuters
How real are Trump’s China deals?
Optimistic talk about deepening the bilateral relationship only goes so far.
Kenny Holston/Pool/Reuters
Wall Street awaits word on ‘Board of Investment’
Chinese investments into “non-strategic, non-sensitive” US companies would get fast-tracked regulatory approval under an agreement being ironed out in Beijing.
Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
China seeks diplomatic openings in face of US trade pressure
China’s foreign minister told counterparts that standing up to the US in the face of trade pressure was in ‘the common interest of all countries.’
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Pilar Olivares/Reuters.
Trump has to play ball with China on rare earths
The Trump administration is keenly aware of its rare earths Achilles heel, and has rolled out price floors, equity investments, federal stockpiling, and more.
Brendan Smialowski/Reuters
China’s Iran calculus extends beyond Hormuz
Beijing has different interests to the US in the Iran war, which may preclude any breakthrough during Trump’s visit.
Evan Vucci/Reuters
Failed 2019 US-Beijing trade deal holds lessons for summit
The 2019 deal halted a trade war, but the commitments were “completely unrealistic,” a prominent economist told Semafor.
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
What Asia fears more than a US-China showdown
US allies in Asia are worried that Washington will strike deals with Beijing that leaves them out in the cold.
Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Trump’s China ambitions reduced as he meets Xi
In his 2024 campaign, Trump promised to hit China harder with tariffs than any other country, but has ended up more cautious.
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
Lawmakers skeptical of Trump plans for US-China investment board
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the board would determine “non-sensitive areas where it would be possible for the Chinese to invest.”
Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
Nvidia’s Huang defends China tech talent at DC conference
At the company’s annual developers confab, Huang mentioned several times that half of the world’s AI researchers come from China.
Ann Wang/Reuters
China wins with US playbook
Beijing has spun commercial successes into military ones. Washington is failing to keep up.
Florence Lo/Reuters
China becomes a scapegoat for US data center backlash
China is playing a growing role in US discourse over domestic tech growth and regulation.
Brian Snyder/File Photo/Reuters
Trump faces high-stakes meeting with Xi
US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing against the backdrop of the Iran war and pressing questions about the future of the US-China economic relationship.
Evan Vucci/Reuters