It’s no ‘Nixon in China’ moment, but Trump’s visit to Beijing will have to do

By: Tom Watkins

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 915

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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What happens in China does not stay in China; it impacts us all. This thought ought to be front and center as President Donald Trump holds a summit next week with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China’s capital.

The summit has been made exponentially more complicated by Trump snatching former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the U.S-initiated Iran war resulting in the subsequent shutting of the Strait of Hormuz, where a steady and, until now, …

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