Anonymousabout 3 hours ago
The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing produced headline-grabbing announcements — Boeing purchases, a Strait of Hormuz declaration, and a new "Board of Trade" mechanism — but close examination reveals most commitments lack binding enforcement, mirror unfulfilled promises from prior deals, and leave U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods at 47.5%, roughly 15 times their pre-trade-war level. Markets rallied on the optics, but analysts and third-party governments remain skeptical that the summit's declarations will survive implementation.