As Trump meets with Xi, security expert says China now faces the U.S. as a peer

NPR | By Dave Davies

Published May 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM CDT

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Former national security official Rush Doshi says President Trump's sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods sparked a clash in which China prevailed. We look at the current state of U.S.-China relations.

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As Trump meets with Xi, security expert says China now faces the U.S. as a peer

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