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Trump's quiet China wins are more important than Xi's empty state visit

The Trump Administration scored some quiet wins and much better field position for the long haul

By Rebecca Grant Fox News

Published September 25, 2026 1:18pm EDT

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China’s President Xi Jinping, ruler for life, is not ready to make sweeping deals with the USA on soybeans, AI or anything else. This was a State Visit, not a summit, but even so, deliverables were light. China’s state-owned People’s Daily was so strapped for material that they ran a story titled: "Bonded by Ping-Pong: China-U.S. friendship writes a new chapter."

But don’t lose heart. The Trump Administration has scored some quiet wins and much better field position for the long haul. "The old adage of deliverables in a relationship that we have with China is really not measurable in many ways," said U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue. It’s about "continuing the conversation."

What matters most to America in the long term is the trade deficit. Good news: it's falling. Already the gap between U.S. exports and imports from China is down from $297 billion in 2024 to $202 billion in 2025, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says........

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