What does China want from a Trump-Xi summit?

This episode of The Current features excerpts from a new Brookings podcast, The Beijing Brief , on which scholars from the China Center at Brookings discuss a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship. On this episode, they focus on why the Trump-Xi summit was delayed and what the rescheduled summit could look like. Show notes and transcript . Follow The Current and all Brookings podcasts on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Send feedback email to podcasts@brookings.edu .

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What does China want from a Trump-Xi summit? is an episode from The Current by The Brookings Institution.

This episode is 14:20 long.

This episode was published on Apr 1, 2026.

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