Trump’s upbeat China message collides with deepening Beijing rivalry

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Trump’s upbeat China message collides with deepening Beijing rivalry

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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping strike a warm tone in Beijing, emphasizing cooperation as trade and investment talks get underway. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Trump’s upbeat China message collides with deepening Beijing rivalry
Fox News
Fox News
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5/14/2026

Trump’s upbeat China message collides with deepening Beijing rivalry

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping begin their talks in Beijing. President Donald Trump opened his high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping by predicting a "fantastic future together" — striking an unusually warm tone as his administration pursues new trade and investment deals with.

Xi’s long game with Trump: What I’ve learned after covering 30 years of US-China ties | CNN
CNN
CNN
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5/13/2026

Xi’s long game with Trump: What I’ve learned after covering 30 years of US-China ties

When I began covering US-China relations as a young journalist in the late 1990s, the sticking points between the two countries, especially when it came to high-level meetings, were often summarized as the three Ts: Tiananmen, Tibet and Taiwan. The first two Ts referred to the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy.