|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
US-China Summit: Conclusion of an Agreement on ‘Constructive Strategic Stability’
Implications of the Thucydides Trap, Impact of the CHIPS Act, and Prospects of Reciprocal Visits On May 14 and 15, 2026, the President of the United States, Donald J.
Implications of the Thucydides Trap, Impact of the CHIPS Act, and Prospects of Reciprocal Visits
On May 14 and 15, 2026, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, completed a two-day state visit to Beijing, marked by in-depth bilateral discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This summit resulted in an agreement on a new guiding framework for bilateral relations, called ‘constructive strategic stability,’ intended to guide interactions between the two powers for the next three years and beyond. Both leaders described the talks as positive, with Trump calling them highly productive and Xi welcoming them as ‘historic and significant.’
Xi Jinping specified that this framework involves ‘positive stability with cooperation as the main pillar, healthy stability with competition within appropriate limits, consistent stability with manageable differences, and sustainable stability with predictable peace.’ This formulation, mainly promoted by Beijing, emphasizes a pragmatic management of rivalry while prioritizing cooperative actions.
