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TOMORROW at 10am EDT/10pm Beijing: Decoding the Trump-Xi Summit: What’s Next for US-China Relations Yun Sun, joining from Beijing, will discuss the future of U.S.-China relations with Michael Cunningham @kongmingshang, @Rmanning4, moderated by Pam Kennedy stimson.org/event/decoding…

NEW op-ed by Fellow Pam Kennedy in @TheNatlInterest! nationalinterest.org/feature/how-to…

📰What is Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking from the US-China summit, and what will it say about the future of the relationship between the two countries? Senior Fellow and China Program Director Yun Sun speaks on the issue in a new @nytimes article. nytimes.com/2026/05/13/wor…

Yun Sun to @WashTimes: The "wild card" for the Trump-Xi summit is Taiwan. However, what Trump says on the issue would not necessarily represent a policy shift. washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/…

What will the Trump-Xi summit mean for Taiwan? Senior Fellow Michael Cunningham @kongmingshang writes on what Beijing might request and how Trump might respond: stimson.org/2026/trump-xi-…

The Trump-Xi summit itself is already a "pretty major breakthrough," Yun Sun tells @CBC. "It's already demonstrating that both sides have the willingness to improve their relationship, to stabilize the relationship." cbc.ca/news/world/tru…

"With President Trump touching down in Beijing soon, the Chinese are expecting a trip that is grand, high-profile, and sends a positive message about bilateral relations to each other and the rest of the world," Yun Sun writes. New commentary here: stimson.org/2026/high-hope…

Yun Sun to @ChannelNewsAsia: China's response to U.S. sanctions "could have been more intense." Read more to find out which countermeasures China chose not to take: channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chin…

Yun Sun talks to @thetimes about China's desired scenario for the Taiwan talking point at the upcoming summit. What might Xi be willing to put on the table to entice Trump? thetimes.com/comment/column…

NEW explainer by Fellow Pam Kennedy! Read more on Taiwan's cooperation with the United States on the AI supply chain here: 👇 stimson.org/2026/all-in-on…

🔊 How is China thinking about energy and raw materials shortages caused by the Iran war? Yun Sun shares thoughts with @NPR: npr.org/transcripts/nx…

Yun Sun talks to @NPR about the fallout from the Iran war on Southeast Asia and China's approach amidst growing regional fuel and raw materials shortages. npr.org/transcripts/nx…

MONDAY: Senior Fellow Michael Cunningham @kongmingshang will join Panamanian officials and experts to discuss the future of the Panama Canal, moderated by @benjamingedan 🗓️ Monday, May 11, 2026 ⏰ 12:00pm EDT Details below 👇

How is Iran maneuvering before the Trump-Xi summit? Yun Sun shares thoughts in @barronsonline: barrons.com/articles/china…

The Iran War is "a huge distraction" for Trump's trip to China, Yun Sun tells @washingtonpost. "Now, the question is, is the war going to critically affect the substance of the trip?" More here: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

NOW LIVE: April data for our monthly Update on China-Myanmar Relations: stimson.org/2026/major-eve…

NEW op-ed from Yun Sun and other experts in @WarOnTheRocks 👇 warontherocks.com/how-the-war-wi…

Yun Sun to @MBNEnglish: African nations have limited capacity to make use of China's zero-tariff policy. From Beijing's perspective, "it doesn’t hurt to offer." Full analysis here 👇alhurra.com/en/19533

Yun Sun to @nytimes on Iran: "The policy discourse in Beijing in fact favors de-escalation." Read to find out more about how China is balancing its approach to maximize benefit: nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/…

Beijing tried to capitalize on the period of uncertainty following Trump’s first few months in office but "failed pretty splendidly." The Chinese logic is that countries "should become closer to China without China having to do anything…and that’s not what happened," Sun says.

Has diplomatic competition between China and the U.S. intensified under Trump’s second term? "Yes and no," Yun Sun tells @dcexaminer. More here: washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/454…