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Trump-Xi Summit With a Crowded Agenda: Iran, Taiwan, AI, Trade, and Rare Earths 93%
5/9/2026, 4:38:50 AM
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President Trump is traveling to China next week.
It's his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing since 2017, around 9 years ago.
With ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and a trade truce hanging by a thread, both sides are always drawing red lines on Taiwan and technology.
We take you through the key issues at play and what policy experts are expecting from the summit.
We're going to have a meeting with President Xi.
It's going to be, I think, quite amazing.
>> President Trump's planned visit to China was delayed by the Iran war, but the diplomatic pressure hasn't let up.
Washington is now urging Beijing to use its influence over Tehran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, a critical waterway for global shipping.
Iran's foreign minister was in Beijing this week.
Treasury Secretary Bessent and Secretary of State Rubio both made public appeals for China to protect freedom of navigation.
I hope the Chinese tell him what he needs to be told, and that is that what you are doing in the straits is causing you to be globally isolated.
At the same time, Washington sanctioned a major Chinese refinery for handling Iranian crude, tightening the squeeze on Beijing's energy ties with Tehran.
At midnight local time Friday, China sees its seventh increase in gasoline and diesel prices this year.
Taiwan remains Beijing's top priority.
China wants the US to scale back arms sales to Taiwan.
It is also urging Washington to oppose Taiwanese independence.
In response, US lawmakers have taken a firm stance.
Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a resolution pushing back on Beijing's military posture toward the island.
Republican Senator Pete Ricketts said the US must, quote, "Deter communist China and stand with our partners and allies."
Earlier this week, Secretary Rubio said a conflict over Taiwan would serve neither sides' interests.
We don't need any destabilizing events to occur with regards to Taiwan or anywhere in the Indo-Pacific.
On trade, the two countries remain in a tariff truce, but it's fragile.
US Trade Representative Jamison Greer has signaled that President Trump is seeking stability, not a full reset.
That marks a notable shift.
Early in the second term, the Trump administration talked about fundamentally rebalancing trade and imposed tariffs on Chinese goods of up to 145%.
Beijing is now pushing for further reductions, especially on the levies tied to fentanyl.
According to Reuters, Trump plans to bring a smaller than usual delegation of CEOs to Beijing, including executives from Nvidia, Apple, and Boeing.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in April that any new agreement with China is, quote, 100% dependent on the state of US-China relations.
Artificial intelligence is becoming one of the sharpest edges of this rivalry.
White House science and technology chief Michael Kratsios warned in April that China is stealing American AI technology at what he called industrial scale.
President Trump said this week that America is leading the AI race.
And we're leading China in AI.
And I'm going to go see President Xi in 2 weeks.
I look forward to that, but I'll say I'm leading.
China, for its part, has already formally blocked Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manas, a China-founded company now based in Singapore.
Rare earths remain China's sharpest economic leverage point, affecting US defense, manufacturing, and automotive production.
Beijing has eased some of export licensing procedures, but has kept the ability to tighten controls at any time.
And on a separate front, more than 100 US House members signed a letter to President Trump this week.
They are calling on him to demand the unconditional release of Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.
Analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies have framed the divide with a simple shorthand, five Bs versus three Ts.
On Washington's side, the focus is on Boeing, beef, soybeans, a board of trade, and a board of investment.
And on the Chinese side, the priorities are Taiwan, tariffs, and technology, with AI risk management now emerging as a fourth major priority for Beijing.
Foreign policies analysts find that on the most sensitive strategic points, Taiwan, the Middle East, and export controls, the chances of any substantive agreement are slim.
What the summit may be able to deliver is something more modest, clearer red lines between the two sides, and more reliable channels for communication when things go wrong.
The consensus among experts is that the measure of success for this summit is less about achieving a landmark deal, and more about keeping the relationship from coming apart.
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