Kai He, Author at Asia Times (original) (raw)

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Trump and Xi: a path to US-China rivalry without war

by Kai He and Huiyun Feng

May 13, 2026May 15, 2026

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week may ease tensions at the margins of the US-China rivalry. But it will not change a central fact: neither side can escape the rivalry, and neither side can decisively win it. The biggest challenge for Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is whether they can compete […]