Trump-Xi summit: Face-off over Iran and Taiwan? | DW News

Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Washington this week for a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump. Trade and tariffs remain central, but the agenda now stretches far beyond economics. From Taiwan and Iran to rare earths, artificial intelligence and the future of US-China competition, DW's Brent Goff asks China expert Scott Kennedy what both leaders want from the meeting and whether this could produce lasting stability or simply delay the next confrontation.

Chapter Breakdown

0:00 Xi Jinping's US visit sets the stage for a high-stakes summit
0:43 Report: trade, tariffs, Taiwan, Iran and AI top the US-China agenda
2:26 Interview: Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, on the Trump-Xi meeting
2:47 Trade truce negotiations and the risk of renewed tariff escalation
3:42 Why the summit is "too big and too small to fail"
4:56 China's rare earth dominance and its leverage over global supply chains
6:04 US negotiating advantages in technology, finance and security
6:59 What a meaningful economic agreement between Washington and Beijing could look like
8:15 Artificial intelligence emerges as a key area for US-China cooperation and competition
10:17 Taiwan tensions and the broader security implications of the summit

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