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Trump's Beijing trip, tariff backing, housing push, Hunter probe.

5/14/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump visited Beijing with CEOs and was welcomed by Vice President Han Zheng and Ambassador Xie Feng, first China visit in nine years.
Former USTR Katherine Tai said Americans overwhelmingly back Trump’s tariff strategy that earned $200 billion last year.
Senators Grassley and Johnson released DOJ records showing Hunter Biden’s texts indicating Mann Act violations.
Trump urged Congress to pass ROAD to Housing Act to block buying homes.

History

Historical Context

In the early 1970s, the United States shifted from Cold-War containment to détente, exploiting the Sino-Soviet split. Ping-pong diplomacy at the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships led to secret talks by Henry Kissinger and culminated in President Richard Nixon’s historic February 28, 1972 Shanghai Communiqué with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai, opening formal U.S.–China relations.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump visited Beijing with CEOs and was welcomed by Vice President Han Zheng and Ambassador Xie Feng, first China visit in nine years.
Former USTR Katherine Tai said Americans overwhelmingly back Trump’s tariff strategy that earned $200 billion last year.
Senators Grassley and Johnson released DOJ records showing Hunter Biden’s texts indicating Mann Act violations.
Trump urged Congress to pass ROAD to Housing Act to block buying homes.

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