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What’s at Stake During the Trump-XI Summit

In the News
WGN News
Raymond C. Kuo

"The United States needs China to some extent more than China needs us," Council Marshall M. Bouton Senior Fellow for Asia Studies Raymond Kuo tells WGN's The Point.

Raymond Kuo at WGN studios US Foreign Policy

At Trump-Xi Summit, a Chance to Set the Terms on Taiwan

Analysis
by Coauthors

The Beijing meeting gives the United States an opportunity to push back on a Chinese narrative that worsens the bargaining positions of both Washington and Taipei.

 In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks during a press conference on "Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership" in Taipei, Taiwan on Feb. 3, 2026.
Taiwan Presidential Office via AP
US Foreign Policy

Will China Dominate the Future?

Analysis
by Evan Medeiros

Trump and Xi meet this week with vastly different goals and theories about where the world is going.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center front, attends the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2024.
Tatan Syuflana / AP
Global Politics

US-Iran Tensions Flare Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

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Bloomberg
Leslie Vinjamuri

"The sort of immediate and urgent crisis is Iran, and it's not the nuclear program, it's the strait," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells Bloomberg. "He will be seeking to see whether China will do anything to help unlock that."

Leslie Vinjamuri on Bloomberg News US Foreign Policy

Bloomberg Surveillance: US and Iran Wrangle Over Terms

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Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast
Leslie Vinjamuri

"I think for the US president, the number one thing is really the Strait [of Hormuz], not the nuclear issue," said Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri while discussing the stalled peace talks between the US and Iran on the Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast.

President Trump points at reporters during a news conference at the White House on April 6, 2026.
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

What the Trump-Xi Summit Could Mean for US-China Relations

Analysis
by Raymond C. Kuo

From trade to Taiwan, the two leaders are set to discuss a range of thorny issues this week in Beijing.

President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.
Susan Walsh / AP
Global Politics

Could This Peace Deal Be the Real Deal for Iran?

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Fox 32 Chicago
Leslie Vinjamuri

"I think all parties would like to see some regular traffic through the strait," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri says. "The problem is that even if we get there, Iran is still going to have this . . . this incredible tool that it can play."

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks in the Fox 32 studio US Foreign Policy

King Charles III's Extraordinary US Visit Followed by Trump's Decision to Pull 5,000 Troops from Germany

Analysis
by Leslie Vinjamuri

The British king’s skillful diplomacy and eloquent elevation of the US-UK relationship stands in stark contrast to a new transatlantic reality.

President Donald Trump walks on the red carpet in the Rose Garden with Britain's King Charles III
Alex Brandon / AP
Global Politics

Charles Meets Trump: Can the King Save the US-UK Relationship?

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DW News
Leslie Vinjamuri

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri reflects on the significance of King Charles III's first state visit to the United States and what is at stake for the US-UK relationship moving forward.

Leslie Vinjamuri appears on screen via video call Global Politics

From Monroe to Donroe: The New Doctrine in American Foreign Policy

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Council experts gathered at the Delphi Economic Forum for a panel discussion on the global implications of US President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy.

Panelists on stage at the Delphi Economic Forum US Foreign Policy