The Xi-Trump summit was an important step in stabilise relations between the US and China, but ultimately showed that future cooperation will remain transactional and highly constrained

The May 2026 Xi–Trump summit revealed that while the United States and China remain deeply divided, both sides increasingly recognise that managing competition is preferable to…

The Xi-Trump summit was an important step in stabilise relations between the US and China, but ultimately showed that future cooperation will remain transactional and highly…

The arc of geopolitics will bend back toward competition.