The upcoming Trump-Xi summit will likely produce a limited extension of the current U.S.-China economic detente while leaving core strategic disputes over technology controls, Taiwan and Iran largely unresolved. U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a state visit to China May 13-15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the main Trump-Xi meetings set for May 14-15 in Beijing. The visit will be Trump's first trip to China since 2017 and the two leaders' first in-person meeting since their October 2025 meeting in Busan, South Korea. U.S. officials have said the summit agenda could include the establishment of Board of Investment and Board of Trade mechanisms; Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural goods, energy and aircraft; the status of the two countries' 2025 rare earths understanding; possible channels on artificial intelligence risk management; nuclear arms issues; and broader contentious security concerns involving Taiwan, Iran and the Strait...
