Beijing summit and future of global diplomacy

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump (left) attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019.

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US President Donald Trump is set to travel to Beijing for a high-stakes meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping on May 14–15, 2026.

The summit, which is officially termed as a bilateral diplomatic engagement is also viewed as something closer to an emergency maintenance check on the global system itself. Not because either side expects a historic breakthrough, but because the modern world has become so economically intertwined.

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