Trump-Xi Meeting This Week: Beijing Is Betting America Blinks First

There’s a lot at stake as the two largest economic powers meet later this week…

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This week, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing to discuss a whole host of strategic issues including:

• Weapons sales to Taiwan
• Chinese purchases of U.S. agriculture, energy, and Boeing aircraft
• An extension of the current rare earth minerals truce
• A.I. and semiconductor competition (i.e. Nvidia, etc.)
• Iran, Russia, and Taiwan
• Nuclear weapons talks
• And more…

In other words, there’s a lot to discuss during this two-day summit.

I expect a few market-moving announcements to come out of this summit, but I am watching something else much more closely.

Specifically, which nation appears to walk away with the greatest leverage.

From all appearances, it would seem that Beijing is holding the cards as it heads into a meeting with a war-weary, debt-laden empire in decline.

After all, China will be cutting deals with the world’s greatest debtor nation.

A nation that is neurotically committed to military overreach as a guiding principle.

A nation that has weaponized tariffs against friend and foe alike, all while bombing nations abroad, breaking long-standing treaties and norms of human decency.

Did I mention the growing instability rippling across the globe as a result of the words and deeds of this current global hegemon?

Trump is walking into this high-stakes meeting defanged of his tariff leverage due to recent Supreme Court rulings limiting his authority.

While Beijing certainly faces its own challenges, it appears convinced that time is on its side.

From Beijing’s perspective, America looks reactive. China, by contrast, appears willing to play a longer game.

My guess is that China will deploy a charm offensive while seeking to play up its level-headed approach to a variety of global challenges.

Until then, can you believe this tech stock rally?

And what about today’s price action in silver and copper?

Let’s talk about it on tomorrow morning’s LIVE “Trends & Profits” webcast.

Stay tuned!

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Blessings,

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