Freedom House Experts on What Trump Should Discuss with Xi in Beijing zevans@freedom… Wed, 04/22/2026 - 10:32 Type Perspectives Image President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal, Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. (Photo Credit: Daniel Torok/The White House) Countries China Issues Countering Authoritarianism Page blocks A planned summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping is now set to take place May 14–15 in Beijing. While US officials have indicated that trade relations are at the top of the agenda, the high-level meeting comes as the CCP is deepening political and economic relationships around the world, continuing to clamp down on freedoms at home, using its growing military to threaten China’s neighbors, and enabling authoritarian states, including Iran.…