Business Rundown: President Trump’s High-Stakes Trip To China

Business Rundown: President Trump’s High-Stakes Trip To China

From The Fox News Rundown by FOX News Radio

May 8, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing and the potential topics of conversation.

President Trump is set to head to Beijing where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week. Michael Pillsbury is a Senior Fellow for China Strategy at the Heritage Foundation, author of “The Hundred-Year Marathon”, former Pentagon official and a FOX News Contributor. He joins FOX Business Network’s Lydia Hu to preview what conversations may take place at the summit, and what topics may be avoided or discussed with caution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Lydia Hu

Guest: Michael Pillsbury

Topics covered

  • Trump's trip to China
  • US-China relations
  • political strategy
  • international diplomacy
  • summit discussions

Keywords

  • Trump
  • China
  • Xi Jinping
  • Michael Pillsbury
  • Heritage Foundation
  • politics
  • diplomacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heritage Foundation, FOX News

Books & works: The Hundred-Year Marathon

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