South Asia Faces Tightrope As Trump–Xi Summit Redraws Strategic Margins

The forthcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 14–15 May 2026 is being framed as a bilateral de‑escalation exercise, but its implications stretch far beyond Washington and Beijing.The two largest economies are attempting to stabilise a relationship strained by punitive tariffs, tightening restrictions on AI agents, and an increasingly
The forthcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 14–15 May 2026 is being framed as a bilateral de‑escalation exercise, but its implications stretch far beyond Washington and Beijing.The two largest economies are attempting to stabilise a relationship strained by punitive tariffs, tightening restrictions on AI agents, and an increasingly
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