Why experts say trade wins aren’t enough for Xi-Trump summit in MayFormer diplomat warns ‘malpractice-like’ lack of preparation for meeting could hollow out potential for productive talks4-MIN READ4-MIN5ListenPublished: 6:00am, 28 Apr 2026Updated: 8:07am, 28 Apr 2026The coming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump offers a window to stabilise bilateral ties through trade deals, but former diplomats and business figures have urged the leaders to move beyond commerce during their talks.At a forum held by the China-and-globalisation" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="50057" data-entity-type="organization">Centre for China and Globalisation (CCG) in Beijing on Sunday, analysts and former officials called on the leaders to address issues such as healthcare, climate change, technological decoupling and AI governance.One former diplomat also warned of a “malpractice-like” lack of summit preparation that might prevent the two leaders from making progress on complex security and people-to-people issues beyond trade deals.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Why experts say trade wins aren’t enough for Xi-Trump summit in May
Experts believe that upcoming trade deals alone will not be sufficient to stabilize US-China relations during the May summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. At a forum in Beijing, analysts and former officials urged the leaders to broaden their agenda beyond commerce to include critical issues like healthcare, climate change, technological decoupling, and AI governance.
Cao JiaxuanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-27 · 22:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Experts believe that upcoming trade deals alone will not be sufficient to stabilize US-China relations during the May summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. At a forum in Beijing, analysts and former officials urged the leaders to broaden their agenda beyond commerce to include critical issues like healthcare, climate change, technological decoupling, and AI governance. A former diplomat expressed concern that insufficient preparation could hinder progress on complex security and people-to-people matters, potentially leaving the summit with limited substantive outcomes beyond trade agreements. The summit aims to address bilateral ties, but the focus needs to extend beyond economic wins for meaningful progress.
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The Centre for China and Globalisation (CCG) held a forum in Beijing on Sunday regarding US-China relations.
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Analysts called on leaders to address healthcare, climate change, technological decoupling and AI governance.
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Trade wins alone are insufficient to stabilize bilateral ties during the Xi-Trump summit in May.
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There is a 'malpractice-like' lack of preparation for the summit that could prevent progress on complex security issues.
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The upcoming summit offers a window to stabilise bilateral ties through trade deals.
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