The State of U.S.-China Relations Ahead of the Trump-Xi Summit: A Conversation with Demetri Sevastopulo and Xiangwei Wang

Demetri Sevastopulo of the Financial Times and Xiangwei Wang, former editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post, join the ChinaPower Podcast to assess U.S.-China relations ahead of the Trump-Xi summit in Washington, D.C.

Sevastopulo, one of very few people to interview Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after his meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng ahead of the summit, offers the inside scoop. Wang provides his expert take on Xi Jinping’s thinking.

The episode was recorded on September 22, 2026, prior to the summit.

Sources: CSIS (YouTube)