Global Times: Charting a New Future for China-US Relations Through a 'New Positioning'
China agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets and U.S. farm goods, but the summit left Iran, tariffs, rare earths and Taiwan unchanged.
- On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump concluded a summit in Beijing, announcing a deal for 200 Boeing planes while making no shift on Taiwan.
- The two leaders established a 'new positioning' for bilateral relations, agreeing to a constructive framework of strategic stability designed to guide China-US ties over the next three years.
- Trump touted the 200 Boeing planes agreement, though observers had expected China to purchase 500; Minister Chen Yixin stated little was achieved on Iran, tariffs, or Taiwan.
- Xi warned that Taiwan is the 'most important issue in China-US relations,' cautioning that mishandling it could trigger conflict and referencing the 'Thucydides Trap' to avoid mutual mistrust.
- Both China and America face internal economic pressures including slowing growth and overproduction, leaving analysts to suggest the newfound truce remains fragile as neither side showed flexibility on core disputes.
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