Xi Meets with Putin and Trump Back-to-Back: Taiwan, Tech & Trade War

Immediately following a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump, President Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing as the two nations mark 30 years of strategic partnership. Zoon Ahmed Khan, analyst and fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, joins Amanda Yee to analyze the significance of Putin’s trip, the history of China-Russia scientific collaboration, and the meaning behind the new 40+ agreements on trade and tech. Khan also cuts through the noise regarding the Xi-Trump summit — contrasting the U.S. media narrative that the meeting was "lackluster" with Beijing’s more optimistic characterization that it opened a "new chapter" in bilateral relations.

Finally, Khan discusses how Trump will approach what Beijing considers “the most important issue in China-U.S. relations”: Taiwan — and whether the U.S. can continue to use it as a geopolitical pressure point.

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