Trump-Xi summit has modest expectations amid ‘Board of Trade’ proposal
By Bradley Dress ( May 13, 2026, 17:35 GMT | Comment) -- The upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unlikely to see a major breakthrough in trade, but could result in a modest cooling in the tense economic relationship as the US pushes for a “Board of Trade” to handle nonsensitive goods.The upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unlikely to see a major breakthrough in trade, but it could result in a modest cooling in the tense economic relationship as the US pushes for a “Board of Trade” to handle nonsensitive goods....
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