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CNBC: Trump and Xi Are Set to Meet in DC. Why some China Watchers Have Low Expectations
The visit comes as both sides seek to preserve a fragile trade truce while AI, tariffs and Iran remain on the agenda, officials said.
- On September 24, 2026, President Donald Trump is slated to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House for a formal state dinner, though China has not officially confirmed the visit.
- Key deliverables from their May meeting, including Boeing aircraft purchases and a proposed Board of Trade, remain unfinished, leading analysts to describe the upcoming summit as a "low-expectations summit focused largely on managing the stalemate."
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's "Operation Economic Outcast" plan to sanction Iran's "enablers" risks alienating China, Tehran's largest trading partner, prompting Beijing's pushback after the August 24 announcement.
- Bessent confirmed artificial intelligence will be on the agenda, though recent G20 meetings exposed friction over trade surpluses and the Iran war, while U.S. average tariffs on Chinese goods remained elevated at 36.5% as of July.
- The situation creates a "paradox" for Washington, which requires Chinese economic leverage over Tehran while needing to avoid alienating its largest trading partner, according to Taiyi Sun, an associate professor of political science at Christopher Newport University.
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US President Donald Trump is expected to receive his Chinese counterpart at the end of the month in Washington. For the perfectly nebulous hour, the content of the discussions is the subject of a considerable resurgence of activity on American online betting sites, says the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.
(Teleborsa) - President Donald Trump should host the Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on September 24, although Beijing has not yet officially confirmed the visit. Despite the mail in...
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