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Home / China / Trump leaves China after much pomp and pageantry, but little to show for it
China, Asia

May 16, 2026

Trump leaves China after much pomp and pageantry, but little to show for it

“No one should be surprised that Beijing is emphasising the island remains ‘core of its core interests’ as it has been for more than half a century,” said Lyle Goldstein, Asia programme director at Brown University.

Even as China underlines Washington’s role in stability, Beijing also plays a part in reducing tensions, added Goldstein and other analysts, citing China’s numerous military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.

Read at South China Morning Post

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