The upcoming Trump-Xi summit will likely produce a limited extension of the current U.S.-China economic detente while leaving core strategic disputes over technology controls, Taiwan and Iran largely unresolved. U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a state visit to China May 13-15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the main Trump-Xi meetings set for May 14-15 in Beijing. The visit will be Trump's first trip to China since 2017 and the two leaders' first in-person meeting since their October 2025 meeting in Busan, South Korea . U.S. officials have said the summit agenda could include the establishment of Board of Investment and Board of Trade mechanisms; Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural goods, energy and aircraft; the status of the two countries' 2025 rare earths understanding; possible channels on artificial intelligence risk management; nuclear arms issues; and broader contentious security concerns involving Taiwan, Iran and the...