Trump’s Board of Trade Move Signals the U.S. has Given Up on Changing China
The U.S. president is set to agree on a new framework for U.S.-China commerce at his summit with Xi Jinping, but the details could prove tricky.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet ahead of their summit talk in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. Credit: The White House via Flickr
When President Trump travels to Beijing next week (May 14–15) to meet with Xi Jinping, one major outcome could be a new way to manage the two nations’ often fractious trade ties, sources close to the talks say.
The “Board of Trade,” as the U.S. side terms it, would have a limited goal — figuring out which products the two nations would be willing to trade even when relations are strained, while clearly delineating which products, such as the U.S.’s most advanced chips, would
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