Trump-Xi Summit in South Korea: A Crucial Test of America’s Trade Resolve

President Donald Trump’s face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday in Busan, South Korea, marks a critical moment in the ongoing struggle to defend America’s economic sovereignty against Beijing’s aggressive trade tactics. After months of tit-for-tat tariffs and retaliatory export restrictions from China, this summit carries both opportunity and risk for the United States. Is Washington Standing Firm or Giving Ground? Since Trump returned to office for his second term, he has wielded tariffs as a powerful tool to push back against unfair Chinese trade practices—especially China’s role in flooding U.S. streets with deadly fentanyl and its weaponization...