What’s Really Going On at the Trump-Xi Summit
24 Sep 2026
Steve Yates, senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, former National Security official, and the host of the C&B Podcast Network show, Nation States with Yates, covered all angles of the White House summit going on between President Trump and the Chinese dictator, XI. They cover Taiwan, Jimmy Lai, Iran, Fentanyl and a host of other issues as the leaders of the world’s two most powerful countries meet.
With all eyes turning now to the Trump-Xi summit in DC, here’s the Yates checklist:
Overall: Judge the summit by what China actually implements, not by announcements or ceremony.
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— Nation States with Yates (@NSwithYates) September 23, 2026
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