Will the Xi-Trump Summit Be Over Before It Starts?

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential outcomes and stakes of the upcoming Trump-Xi summit amidst rising tensions over the Iran war and US sanctions.

As a high-stakes Trump–Xi summit looms, tensions over the Iran war and defiance of US sanctions threaten to derail what could be one of the year’s most consequential meetings. Stephanie Flanders is joined by Jennifer Welch, chief geoeconomics analyst for Bloomberg Economics and Bloomberg News executive editor Dan Ten Kate to unpack whether the talks will happen—and what’s really at stake for the global economy if they do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Flanders

Guests: Jennifer Welch, Dan Ten Kate

Topics covered

• Trump-Xi summit
• geoeconomics
• US sanctions
• Iran war
• global economy
• international relations

Keywords

• Trump
• Xi
• summit
• geoeconomics
• sanctions
• Iran
• global economy
• international relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg Economics, Bloomberg News

Places: Iran

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