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The White House has announced that President Trump will visit Beijing May 14-15 for a long anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. What can we reasonably expect from this high-level meeting, amidst geopolitical turbulence generally, and what is the likely road ahead for US-China relations in particular?
Matt Turpin, who served as the US National Secur...
This announcement frames the upcoming Trump-Xi summit as a pivotal moment in U.S.-China relations, leveraging the credibility of former officials and think tank experts to shape public perception. The strongest version of this narrative is that it provides a neutral platform for informed analysis, offering a space for nuanced discussion amid global uncertainty. However, the lack of specific details about the summit’s agenda or potential outcomes leaves room for interpretation, which could be exp...