Carnegie Connects

The Trump-Xi Summit: Are We Reading China Right?

Episode Summary

As President Trump meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing, understanding China’s goals and strategy has become increasingly important for U.S.-China relations. Join Aaron David Miller and The Economist’s David Rennie on the next Carnegie Connects.

Episode Notes

President Donald Trump is in Beijing for a delayed but much anticipated summit with China's President Xi Jinping. A successful meeting—let alone a functional and effective relationship with Beijing—will depend on America reading Xi's China right. 

Beyond avoiding war with Washington, what does Xi want in his relationship with the United States? How do issues like the U.S. war with Iran, differences on Taiwan, and relations with Russia shape Xi's strategy? And what are America's core interests in its China's policy? 

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with David Rennie, the Economist's geopolitics editor, author of The Telegram column, and former bureau chief in Beijing, on the next Carnegie Connects.