Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts The Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing

VENUE:FPRI

The Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing

May 06, 2026 | 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Asia Program

About the Event

The White House has announced that President Trump will visit Beijing May 14-15 for a long anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. What can we reasonably expect from this high-level meeting, amidst geopolitical turbulence generally, and what is the likely road ahead for US-China relations in particular?

Matt Turpin, who served as the US National Security Council’s Director for China in the first Trump administration, will address these questions in conversation with FPRI Asia Program Senior Fellow Neysun Mahboubi.

12 PM Light lunch will be provided

12:30 PM Program begins

 


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Venue

FPRI

123 S. Broad St, Suite 1920
Philadelphia. PA. US. 19109



Speakers

Matt Turpin

Matt Turpin - Matt Turpin is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution specializing in US policy towards the People’s Republic of China, economic statecraft and technology innovation.

Neysun A. Mahboubi

Neysun A. Mahboubi - Neysun A. Mahboubi is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the FPRI Asia Program as well as Director of the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. ; Moderator