US and Chinese officials finalize Trump-Xi Beijing visit
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Updated · Barron's · May 10
US and Chinese officials finalize Trump-Xi Beijing visit
14 articles · Updated · Barron's · May 10
Trump is due in Beijing late Wednesday for a state banquet, then a Friday tea and working lunch with Xi, the White House said.
Senior US officials said talks will cover proposed trade and investment boards and seek Chinese purchase commitments in aerospace, agriculture and energy.
Markets open after record US stock gains, while oil and gasoline remain elevated amid the Strait of Hormuz bottleneck, with average US pump prices at $4.522 a gallon.
With oil inventories critically low, will Beijing talks reopen the Strait of Hormuz before markets reach 'operational stress'?
Is the proposed U.S.-China 'managed trade' a new model for stability or a surrender of free-market principles?