Deals over principles: Trump’s China gambit in the shadow of Iran
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.US President Donald Trump is set to visit Beijing from Mar 31 to Apr 2, marking the first official trip by a sitting US president since 2017. His arrival comes amid significant geopolitical events, including the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. This backdrop raises questions about the feasibility of negotiating trade deals, such as soybeans and Boeing jets, while one power is actively reshaping the Middle East.
WHEN US President Donald Trump touches down in Beijing on Mar 31, he will arrive not just as a dealmaker, but as a president who has, in the span of weeks, overseen the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro.
It is a remarkable backdrop for what was supposed to be a trade summit – and it raises a question that neither Washington nor Beijing seems eager to answer: Can two great powers negotiate the price of soybeans and Boeing jets while one of them is reordering the Middle East by force?
The three-day visit, scheduled from Mar 31 to Apr 2, will be the first official trip to Beijing by a sitting US president since Trump’s previous visit in 2017.
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