Takeaways from Trump's trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi

President Donald Trump’s three-day trip to China was unexpectedly dominated by discussions about Taiwan and a new framework for managing Washington and Beijing's complicated relationship

May 15, 2026Updated: May 15, 2026

By WILL WEISSERT, AAMER MADHANI, KANIS LEUNG, SIMINA MISTREANU, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and HUIZHONG WU