Managed Competition: What the 2026 Beijing Summit Reveals About U.S.-China Relations
(By Faraz Ahmed) When President Donald Trump first visited China in November 2017, the diplomatic theatre was defined by commercial optimism and headline-grabbing memoranda of understanding. Nearly nine years later, his return to Beijing in May 2026 presents a markedly different tableau. The pageantry of state visits remains, but the substance has shifted from expansion…