US President Donald Trump is expected to land in China this Wednesday ahead of a summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Trump is accompanied by a large delegation of US executives and has promised to ask Xi to “open up” the country to US business. In this edition, we explore what “opening up” means in this context. Plus, FRANCE 24’s Yena Lee looks into one of the key points of negotiations: China’s purchases of US soybeans.
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Interesting that Trump is bringing a bunch of CEOs to Beijing—he’s basically saying ‘open up’ while our own trade policies are still a mess. Wonder if Xi will actually budge on soybean purchases.
Finally a president who isn’t afraid to push China on trade. The soybean deal alone could be huge for Midwest farmers. Hope he doesn’t cave like past administrations.
Trump’s ‘open up’ demand sounds good, but China’s been hearing that for decades. The real test is whether this delegation of executives can secure concrete commitments, not just photo ops.
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