{"id":381899,"date":"2026-09-24T22:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-xi-but-who-holds-the-leverage-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T22:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:00:50","slug":"trump-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-xi-but-who-holds-the-leverage-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-xi-but-who-holds-the-leverage-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rolls out the red carpet for Xi. But who holds the leverage? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6ZEabgxkSgg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump rolls out the red carpet for Xi. But who holds the leverage? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ZEabgxkSgg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump has rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, but behind the extraordinary display of friendship, the United States and China remain divided over some of the world&#8217;s biggest geopolitical and economic issues.<br \/>\nTrump and Xi are discussing trade, Taiwan, Iran, artificial intelligence and China&#8217;s dominance of critical mineral supply chains. The two countries have extended their trade truce until January, buying more time to negotiate a broader agreement.<br \/>\nCould Beijing use cooperation over Iran as leverage over US arms sales to Taiwan? Can Washington reduce its dependence on Chinese rare earths? And despite Trump&#8217;s repeated emphasis on his personal relationship with Xi, can the world&#8217;s two most powerful rivals find lasting areas of cooperation?<br \/>\nDW speaks with Edgard Kagan from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a former senior US diplomat with extensive experience in the Indo-Pacific, about what Trump and Xi want from the summit, and which country believes time is on its side.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Trump hosts China\u2019s Xi for state visit<br \/>\n00:37 Red carpet rolled out for Xi Jinping<br \/>\n01:32 Spots in the media tribune left empty after White House press ban<br \/>\n01:52 Issues on the agenda: AI, Taiwan, Iran, trade<br \/>\n02:04 Ines Pohl reports from Washington, D.C.<br \/>\n02:21 Media outlets back in White House after ban<br \/>\n03:58 Trump and Xi praise bilateral relationship in statements<br \/>\n04:43 A largely symbolic visit<br \/>\n05:26 Taiwan as bargaining chip in a US-China deal<br \/>\n06:21 US-China trade relations<br \/>\n06:57 Interview Edgard Kagan<br \/>\n07:19 Will Trump get China&#8217;s support for the Iran war?<br \/>\n08:04 Would Washington risk sanctions on Beijing?<br \/>\n09:04 Arms sales to Taiwan as part of a deal<br \/>\n10:28 Why would China help Iran and prolong the disruption to energy trade?<br \/>\n11:58 From trade truce to a more expansive trade deal?<br \/>\n13:29 China&#8217;s stranglehold on rare earth minerals<br \/>\n15:34 Personal chemistry between the two leaders<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, but behind the extraordinary display of friendship, the United States and China remain divided over some of the world&#8217;s biggest geopolitical and economic issues. 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