Tensions between the US and China have deepened since the last time a US president traveled to Beijing for a summit, in 2017. President Trump’s return to China, in a swirl of dinners and festivities, generated positive optics for host and guest alike, but brought less apparent progress on some of the biggest bilateral sticking points, from tariffs and trade to US arms sales to Taiwan.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Big Take Asia host K. Oanh Ha talks to China Executive Editor John Liu and White House Correspondent Jeff Mason, who were both on the ground in Beijing, about the summit’s deals, sticking points and unfinished business.

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Hosted by K. Oanh Ha; Produced by Yang Yang and Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Jeff Mason and John Liu; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.

Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

Tensions between the US and China have deepened since the last time a US president traveled to Beijing for a summit, in 2017. President Trump&rsquo;s return to China, in a swirl of dinners and festivities, generated positive optics for host and guest alike, but brought less apparent progress on some of the biggest bilateral sticking points, from tariffs and trade to US arms sales to Taiwan.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Big Take Asia host K. Oanh Ha talks to China Executive Editor John Liu and White House Correspondent Jeff Mason, who were both on the ground in Beijing, about the summit&rsquo;s deals, sticking points and unfinished business.
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/winners-and-losers-from-trump-and-xi-s-two-day-beijing-summit">Winners and Losers From Trump and Xi&rsquo;s Beijing Summit Talks</a></li>
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Hosted by K. Oanh Ha; Produced by Yang Yang and Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Jeff Mason and John Liu; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.
Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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The Biggest Takeaways from the Trump-Xi Summit

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