After Trump’s pledge to ‘open up’ China, low expectations for summit deal
Key takeaways
- Washington and Beijing expected to extend trade truce, but analysts see only modest breakthrough in strained ties.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U.
- He said he’d urge Xi to “open up” China’s economy and announced a delegation of top business executives, including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, to accompany him.
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Washington and Beijing expected to extend trade truce, but analysts see only modest breakthrough in strained ties.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2026 [Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP]By John Power Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026Before arriving for his high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump aimed to set expectations high.
He said he’d urge Xi to “open up” China’s economy and announced a delegation of top business executives, including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, to accompany him.