What Beijing wants out of U.S.-China summit

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM MDT

As the highly anticipated summit in Beijing approaches, bringing Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Trump together, we look at what China’s foreign policy priorities are.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Yu Jie, a senior research fellow on China at The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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