Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi, but Beijing didn't get everything it wanted

Strategic disagreements between China and the US, particularly over trade tariffs and the Taiwan issue, returned to the spotlight during the high-level meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump. Amid a domestic real estate crisis, high unemployment and weak consumption, Beijing's leadership had aimed for a truce extension of at least a year to protect its access to foreign markets, but the term was extended only until January.

"Postxronika.az" reports, citing the BBC, that the main economic disputes — high tariffs, rare earth metal supplies and restrictions on access to advanced chip technology — were left for the next round of talks. The Chinese leader called Washington's military support for Taiwan and arms sales a "red line" for his country, urging both sides to refrain from a potential military clash and to take a clear stance against the island's independence.

The Trump administration, for its part, has delayed a planned $14 billion arms package for Taiwan, using it as diplomatic leverage in the talks, but is not yet rushing into long-term concessions. Bipartisan political pressure in the US and the demand that Beijing fully meet its commitments suggest tension between the two superpowers will persist in the near future.

Rəşad Hüseynov