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Trump, Xi Hold 'Historic' Summit in Beijing

Trump, Xi Hold 'Historic' Summit in Beijing

Trump, Xi Hold 'Historic' Summit in Beijing
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Trump rolled over for China, coming home with a Boeing deal and some soybeans while handing Beijing 500,000 student visas and potential farmland access — a massive concession dressed up as diplomacy. No rare earth relief, no real AI chip wins, and Taiwan got swept under the rug. Calling that a win is a stretch when American students are getting squeezed out of their own universities.

Those 500,000 Chinese students aren't a giveaway — they're leverage over the CCP's own elite, and Trump knows exactly how to use it. Xi rolled out the red carpet, pledged to help on Iran, agreed to buy more American goods and committed to not arming Tehran. Trump left Beijing with real wins and a White House summit already locked in for September.


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