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A look at China and U.S. trade ties as Trump visits Beijing

NPR | By Scott Horsley
Published May 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM MDT

President Trump travels to China this week to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping. Trump wants to reshape the trading relationship between the world's two biggest economies.

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Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.

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