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response’ to appeal for release of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai **US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said the US policy on Taiwan is “unchanged” after the summit talks between [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com
Beijing.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F25%2Fb9%2F9f0a52904672a8accff0170705ae%2Fgettyimages-2275560944.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5822168/trump-xi-summit) ### [U.S. vs. China: Inside a great power rivalry](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-61692/u-s-vs-china-inside-a-great-power-rivalry) ### [China's leader warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to a clash](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5822168/trump-xi-summit) The U.S. readout
talks on the situation. Rather than simply pressuring Iran to reopen Hormuz, Beijing is positioning itself to demand a comprehensive “grand bargain.” Why settle for a minor concession when you can force
response to US-Israeli attacks, restricting passage through a key artery of global energy transport. China has said that it wants to see the war end and [hosted](/news/2026/5/6/araghchi-in-beijing-how-china-could-shape-the-direction-of-the-us-iran-war) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arraghchi last
Beijing has so far resisted. Xi is expected to look for gains on pressing issues, including trade, rare-earth minerals and a US recognition of [China’s rights over self-ruling Taiwan](/news/2026/5/11/trump-says-he-will-discuss-arms-sales-to-taiwan-in-meeting-with-chinas-xi). As Trump
Beijing feel that the crisis in Iran is not China’s responsibility. Zhou Bo, a retired senior army colonel and a senior fellow in the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, said
Taiwan. ## Building bridges The road to the Xi-Trump summit was [set in Busan](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/30/five-key-takeaways-donald-trump-meeting-xi-jinping-china-us-trade-talks) last October, when the US and China agreed a temporary truce in the trade war Trump unleashed last