Delayed Trump-Xi Summit Gives Fresh Grievances Room to Grow
Donald Trump with Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea in Oct. 2025.
Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
Every week that passes without a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping gives fresh grievances time to accumulate. That growing list is testing both sides’ ability to keep ties steady between the world’s top economies.
In the past few days, China has launched retaliatory probes into US trade practices, while a bipartisan group of American senators visited Taiwan to press for more spending to deter a Chinese invasion of the chip hub. As Trump’s war in Iran continues to disrupt global commerce crucial to China’s growth, Beijing on Tuesday issued a joint call with Pakistan for an immediate ceasefire.