Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting on Friday to discuss trade issues. Analysts see only modest breakthrough in ties between world’s two largest economies. Trump and Xi are expected to extend the one-year pause in their trade war agreed to in South Korea in October. They are also expected to sign various business deals.
Xi Jinping tells Nvidia, Tesla and Apple CEOs that China will ‘open wider’ for American tech. Saudi Arabia is considering a Middle Eastern non-aggression pact with Iran. The Bethlehem Project looks at the intersection of US politics and economics through the lens of one city.
The theme of the Trump-Xi summit was "partners, not adversaries" but there were thinly veiled threats about Taiwan and Trump's weakened position at home overshadowed the summit's veneer of cooperation. Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products were a key focus of the talks. The leaders agreed that the Hormuz Strait must remain open and demilitarized.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to make "a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability" the new positioning of the relationship, according to the official Xinhua readout of the summit. It is the latest move in a sequence that runs back nearly three decades. Trump tried to define the relationship first; Beijing provided its own rhetorical formula.
President Trump is in China for the Trump-Xi Summit. Inflation has hit 3.8 percent and Americans are angry about the economy. 65 percent of Americans say the tariffs have made their economic situation worse. Dems lead a generic ballot 45–42.
In recent years, lawyers working with Chinese clients have had to navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. Tighter data rules, trade barriers and investment restrictions have reshaped cross-border work. China's legal system is also changing. Lawyers are also adapting to a changing environment by rethinking how companies are structured and funded.
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Beijing for three days this week. The two leaders did not resolve differences on key issues like Iran and Taiwan, despite push to extend truce. Analysts believe the US-China relationship is moving towards pragmatic areas of common interest.
President Donald Trump is in China on a whirlwind visit. Trump and Xi Jinping are going to have more time together at Xi’s official residence in Beijing on Friday before Trump makes the long journey back to Washington. Taiwan remains the most important issue for China.