{"id":2013,"date":"2026-04-21T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:00:49","slug":"what-china-wants-from-trumps-beijing-visit-gzero-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2013","title":{"rendered":"What China wants from Trump&#8217;s Beijing visit | GZERO World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Gb9ARWyRrY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wall Street Journal Beijing bureau chief Jonathan Cheng says China has already won the tariff standoff, and the upcoming Trump-Xi summit is a chance to project something bigger: that Beijing, not Washington, is the world&#8217;s reliable partner.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to GZERO&#8217;s YouTube channel and turn on notifications (\ud83d\udd14): http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GZEROMedia<br \/>\nSign up for GZERO&#8217;s free newsletters on global politics: https:\/\/www.gzeromedia.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>China was the only country that pushed back against Trump&#8217;s tariffs and actually won. Jonathan Cheng, Beijing bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal, says that changes the entire summit calculus. The tariff cudgel doesn&#8217;t work anymore, and Beijing knows it.<\/p>\n<p>With Trump distracted by Iran and term-limited, Beijing&#8217;s strategy is simple: run out the clock. Keep him happy, flatter him, and project to the rest of the world the image of a G2 moment, with China as the stable, predictable partner the US no longer is.<\/p>\n<p>The big prize, Cheng says, is Taiwan. Even a small shift in US language, toward opposing independence rather than supporting the status quo, would be something Beijing could pocket. As for Trump? He&#8217;s probably looking for calm. And on that, the two sides&#8217; interests align.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with global news and why it matters. 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