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Rana Mitter, Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School

Three Ts will dominate Trump-Xi summit – but expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on tech

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images

When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping last sat down in May 2026, talk was centered on three Ts: trade, technology and Taiwan.

The latest summit, due to begin in the United States on Sept. 24, looks set to focus on the same set of issues again. The main difference will be that the technology element has been given added urgency by the sudden and rapid shift in developments in artificial intelligence.

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