Trump-Xi Meeting Imminent, Hong Kong Media: China to Host Trump with High Protocol but No Illusions
The upcoming meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing is drawing significant attention. Hong Kong media suggests that China will extend high-level courtesies to Trump but harbors no illusions. Mainland scholars anticipate potential substantive progress on economic and trade issues, and the establishment of an AI risk management framework.
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(Central News Agency reporter Zhang Qian, Hong Kong, 12th) The upcoming meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, dubbed the "Trump-Xi meeting," is attracting widespread attention. Hong Kong media believes that China will host Trump with high protocol but harbors no illusions. Additionally, mainland scholars anticipate that the US and China still have opportunities to achieve substantive progress on economic and trade issues.
Ming Pao published an analysis today, stating that nine years ago, China accorded Trump "state visit+" treatment, only for him to launch a trade war against China immediately upon returning to the US. This time, China may still extend high-level courtesies, but unrealistic illusions no longer exist.
The article indicates that according to China's positioning, a head-of-state summit means equal footing, with "in-depth exchanges of views on major issues concerning US-China relations and world peace and development," maintaining a dynamic of struggle without rupture.
Separately, the Sing Tao Daily cited analyses from several Beijing scholars, suggesting that this "Trump-Xi meeting" focuses on setting the tone for relations, stabilizing expectations, and controlling risks. Both sides still have opportunities to achieve substantive progress in economic and trade cooperation, including reaching phased consensus on restarting bilateral communication mechanisms, temporarily halting tariff escalations, commodity procurement and market access, and stabilizing industrial chains.
Furthermore, both sides may establish a risk management framework in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
The report quoted Fang Ning, a researcher at the Institute of Political Science, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who said that Trump's visit to China this time is of great significance to both the US and China; in the current complex international situation, both the US and China have realistic demands.
He said that the US has entered its midterm election cycle, and Trump is eager to reach large trade cooperation orders with China; currently, the Iran war has not subsided, and the US expects China to play an active role in promoting peace.
China also has many expectations for the US, including the rapid restoration of peace in the Persian Gulf and the smooth flow of Middle East oil exports, which are crucial for China and even the global economy.
Fang Ning also stated that China expects the Trump administration to show a clearer stance on Taiwan-related issues. However, the Taiwan issue is highly sensitive and complex, and for the US, it cannot be unilaterally decided by the executive branch; both the House and Senate have important say and influence on related matters.
Sun Chenghao, an associate researcher at the Center for Strategic and Security Studies, Tsinghua University, and a council member of the Chinese Association for American Studies, believes that although the Trump administration has taken a tough stance on China, tariff barriers and supply chain restructuring have already imposed considerable costs on American businesses, farmers, and consumers.
He said that if the US and China can establish a phased stable framework, it would be beneficial for the Trump administration to stabilize domestic economic and political expectations. For China, it would also enable high-quality development, technological self-reliance, and the maintenance of overseas markets, cross-border investment, and global supply chain stability.
He analyzed that economic and trade issues in this meeting will likely focus on three aspects: first, continuing and institutionalizing the US-China economic and trade consultation mechanism to prevent the continuous spread of measures such as tariffs, export controls, and investment reviews; second, in response to US "Section 301 investigations," supply chain rules, and technology and financial restrictions, China may urge the US to stop further undermining the existing stable pattern; third, both sides can expand practical cooperation in agricultural products, energy, finance, and corporate exchanges.
Additionally, both the US and China have a realistic need to establish risk management mechanisms in the AI field; AI concerns nuclear safety, biological safety, cybersecurity, public opinion governance, and military crisis stability. The proliferation of high-end AI technology can easily trigger transnational risks. Therefore, the US and China can start from low-sensitivity, high-risk areas, such as AI military misuse, the boundary between AI and nuclear command and control systems, and the assessment of model runaway risks. (Edited by Lu Jiarong) 1150512
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(Central News Agency reporter Zhang Qian, Hong Kong, 12th) The upcoming meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, dubbed the "Trump-Xi meeting," is attracting widespread attention. Hong Kong media believes that China will host Trump with high protocol but harbors no illusions. Additionally, mainland scholars anticipate that the US and China still have opportunities to achieve substantive progress on economic and trade issues.
Ming Pao published an analysis today, stating that nine years ago, China accorded Trump "state visit+" treatment, only for him to launch a trade war against China immediately upon returning to the US. This time, China may still extend high-level courtesies, but unrealistic illusions no longer exist.
The article indicates that according to China's positioning, a head-of-state summit means equal footing, with "in-depth exchanges of views on major issues concerning US-China relations and world peace and development," maintaining a dynamic of struggle without rupture.
Separately, the Sing Tao Daily cited analyses from several Beijing scholars, suggesting that this "Trump-Xi meeting" focuses on setting the tone for relations, stabilizing expectations, and controlling risks. Both sides still have opportunities to achieve substantive progress in economic and trade cooperation, including reaching phased consensus on restarting bilateral communication mechanisms, temporarily halting tariff escalations, commodity procurement and market access, and stabilizing industrial chains.
Furthermore, both sides may establish a risk management framework in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
The report quoted Fang Ning, a researcher at the Institute of Political Science, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who said that Trump's visit to China this time is of great significance to both the US and China; in the current complex international situation, both the US and China have realistic demands.
He said that the US has entered its midterm election cycle, and Trump is eager to reach large trade cooperation orders with China; currently, the Iran war has not subsided, and the US expects China to play an active role in promoting peace.
China also has many expectations for the US, including the rapid restoration of peace in the Persian Gulf and the smooth flow of Middle East oil exports, which are crucial for China and even the global economy.
Fang Ning also stated that China expects the Trump administration to show a clearer stance on Taiwan-related issues. However, the Taiwan issue is highly sensitive and complex, and for the US, it cannot be unilaterally decided by the executive branch; both the House and Senate have important say and influence on related matters.
Sun Chenghao, an associate researcher at the Center for Strategic and Security Studies, Tsinghua University, and a council member of the Chinese Association for American Studies, believes that although the Trump administration has taken a tough stance on China, tariff barriers and supply chain restructuring have already imposed considerable costs on American businesses, farmers, and consumers.
He said that if the US and China can establish a phased stable framework, it would be beneficial for the Trump administration to stabilize domestic economic and political expectations. For China, it would also enable high-quality development, technological self-reliance, and the maintenance of overseas markets, cross-border investment, and global supply chain stability.
He analyzed that economic and trade issues in this meeting will likely focus on three aspects: first, continuing and institutionalizing the US-China economic and trade consultation mechanism to prevent the continuous spread of measures such as tariffs, export controls, and investment reviews; second, in response to US "Section 301 investigations," supply chain rules, and technology and financial restrictions, China may urge the US to stop further undermining the existing stable pattern; third, both sides can expand practical cooperation in agricultural products, energy, finance, and corporate exchanges.
Additionally, both the US and China have a realistic need to establish risk management mechanisms in the AI field; AI concerns nuclear safety, biological safety, cybersecurity, public opinion governance, and military crisis stability. The proliferation of high-end AI technology can easily trigger transnational risks. Therefore, the US and China can start from low-sensitivity, high-risk areas, such as AI military misuse, the boundary between AI and nuclear command and control systems, and the assessment of model runaway risks. (Edited by Lu Jiarong) 1150512
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