Trump, Beijing and Taiwan
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President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy — with the military band and garden tour in
Trump was in Beijing for a summit with President Xi Jinping alongside many U.S. billionaires, including Elon Musk and outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook
Victor Davis Hanson says Trump holds all the cards in China negotiations, citing U.S. energy dominance, AI growth and China's declining birth rate.
Donald Trump got the pageantry he craved during his trip to China. But the US president concluded the summit largely where he began, receiving little help from his “friend” Xi Jinping in dealing with a messy war in Iran and a challenging political climate at home.
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A state banquet, selfies with Musk and Huang's noodle run: The spectacle of Trump's Beijing visit
The visit was full of friendly overtures, orchestrated pageantry, business dealmaking, and headline-grabbing sideshows.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined Donald Trump's Beijing summit at the last minute, boarding Air Force One in Alaska, but China still won't approve H200 AI chip purchases. Trump said Beijing "chose not to" because it wants homegrown silicon.
President Donald Trump told Fox News on Iran that "There's something wrong with them, and actually, they’re crazy, and you know what? Because of that, they cannot have a nuclear weapon."
No swift end to the Iran war, uncertainty over Taiwan and only vague outlines of commercial deals … but the US president did get to bask in the company of Xi Jinping