By Bradley Dress ( May 21, 2026, 15:11 GMT | Comment) -- President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to Beijing last week projected stability to the difficult trading relationship with China but offered little else, with the fragile truce still in place and existing tensions still lingering. The trade deals amounted to Chinese commitments to purchase US goods, while Trump did not make any significant concessions. Both sides, however, agreed to formalize a Board of Trade and Board of Investment system that will facilitate negotiations for investing offers and trading for $30 billion worth of nonsensitive goods. While an indicator that the truce will hold for now, neither the US nor China agreed to extend the one-year pause on escalation that was reached last November.President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to Beijing last week projected stability to the difficult trading relationship with China but offered little else, with the fragile truce still in place and existing tensions still lingering. ...
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