CSIS Issues Commentary on U.S.-China Summit, Analyzing Trump's Shift Toward 'Constructive Strategic Stability' and Transactional Goals
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 20, 2026, by William Alan Reinsch, chair emeritus with the Economics Program:
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A Summit of Equals
The one thing that was entirely predictable about the recently concluded U.S.-China summit was that Trump would declare it a great success, regardless of the facts. That prediction turned out to be accurate, but the absence of actual facts coming . . .
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A Summit of Equals
The one thing that was entirely predictable about the recently concluded U.S.-China summit was that Trump would declare it a great success, regardless of the facts. That prediction turned out to be accurate, but the absence of actual facts coming . . .