Gunners Shot Clips : Trump in China - Trade, Tech and Taiwan - An Intervention in @RepublicWorld

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]All right, viewers. Our top focus at the side Donald Trump's a crucial two-day visit to China. Now, just a short while ago, he arrived at the Beijing airport.

[00:00:08]He was received by the Chinese Vice President Han, giving all the respect to the US President who is in China for 2 days. Now, he's set to take place a meeting with the Chinese President tomorrow. And there's several issues on the cards which the two leaders of the two leaders of the two largest economies in the world are going to be discussed.

[00:00:29]Now, this visit was already delayed due to the Iran war. So, that is something that will come up between the discussions.

[00:00:36]You also have tariffs imposed by US on China along with what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz. Those are the discussions that will likely take place between the two leaders as tomorrow President Trump meets the Chinese President. Now, it's a two-day visit.

[00:00:52]Several things are on the cards. You also have tariff tensions building up between the two economies while there's Iran war going on in West Asia. Now, apart from that, there's also a tech race taking place between the two economies. And those are the issues that will be taken up this time. Now, remember the last time President Trump visited China was in 2017.

[00:01:15]And during that time, he was interestingly received by a state counselor. So, this time, both the countries in fact have started on a strong footing as it was the Vice President of the China which came and received the US President.

[00:01:37]All right. Now, we are being joined by several guests on the broadcast including A N R who's a political and economic expert is joining us live from Beijing. And we also have Lieutenant General A P R Shankar. He's a strategic affairs expert. Thank you to both of you for joining us on Republic TV. Now, coming to you, A N R first, we are looking at a crucial meet which is set to take place tomorrow between President Trump and President Xi. How do you look at this visit and also what is on the cards for the two leaders?

[00:02:06]This This is a very interesting meeting because there's several parts to it. One is of course Iran and the war that's there. Donald Trump said when he was on his travels that he didn't need China to take to help with the Iranian war but then he said that he was going to have a long talk about Iran with Xi Jinping.

[00:02:28]The problem is that China does not control Iran just like it does not control Russia. And therefore it will be very very difficult for Xi to actually do anything. His approach is to try to get a peace table going.

[00:02:42]He's supporting different countries who are coming forward with plans and saying that it has to be a group effort because the trust between Iran and the US has been destroyed by breaking treaties and two attacks during peace talks that were going on. So that's one area. Then you get into the trade which you were mentioning. The very very important to Donald Trump especially. He needs to bring home some red meat to the American public. They're not very happy. Two out of every three things that he made a mistake going into Iran and that it was not well planned and of course you know the elections are coming up. And he has the Epstein files.

[00:03:24]So he would dearly love to have something where he can declare victory.

[00:03:27]I believe that China will give him some things but will also ask for things.

[00:03:31]It's going to be very transactional.

[00:03:34]I believe that not only China but most countries believe this is the only way that you can deal with Trump. Big promises don't really matter because it only matters to Trump what you've done for him today.

[00:03:46]If you're sleeping in a position like this, you got to hear about this thing.

[00:03:49]There's this new contour pillow out there. It's basically Right. And now in fact I agree with you and on this we also being joined by David K. Johnson who's investigative American journalist joining us live from New York. Now, David, I want to ask you this visit by President Trump to China comes at a time when there is a war underway in West Asia which has certainly not gone in US favor. So and there's also a tech race up building up between the two economies. So Trump certainly wants something solid to take back home. So how is the US looking at this visit?

[00:04:23]Well, Trump absolutely needs to have something he can declare look what a brilliant communicator and and negotiator I am which he's not a brilliant negotiator.

[00:04:33]Um, he's going to want to sell American soybeans and China may well say we'll buy some but probably nowhere near the level that uh the US was selling in the past because they've made contracts now with Canada, Brazil, Australia to buy soybeans. He wants to sell Boeing aircraft. Um, and uh he wants President Xi to step in and help him and on the war in Iran and in the long-term strategy of this I don't see any reason for Xi, even if he could, to do something particularly helpful. Now, uh Iran's Iran sells about 70% of its oil to China. But China has been for years, and I've written about this over the years, building up enormous reserves of oil. It has four times the strategic petroleum reserve the United States has.

[00:05:23]And uh uh China has other options for buying oil. So it's much less damaged by this war, at least in the short or medium term, than say uh Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, Japan which have only very brief storage capacity.

[00:05:45]All right. Now on this uh broadcast we also have with us uh Lieutenant General uh P.R. Shankar who's with us.

[00:05:51]Lieutenant General, I want to ask you there are certain red lines when it comes to the discussions that could take place between uh the US president and his Chinese counterpart, and Taiwan is one of them. You know, we've historically seen that Washington has pledged support for Taiwan, but of course for China, it a no-go zone. So, do you think issues could also come up in these discussions?

[00:06:20]Yeah, they will definitely come up. In fact, I I would frame this meet as of three T's: trade, tech, and Taiwan. All right. But uh uh China will want some concessions on Taiwan from USA, which I don't think uh USA will do.

[00:06:39]But look, let us let me look at the broader picture. I've heard the other two uh guests speak. The way I look at it, or most of us from India look at it, this is just a bilateral meet. Mhm.

[00:06:51]>> months back or 8 months back when Mr. Trump went to Busan and met, it was being billed as a some kind of a G2 meet. I don't think it is so. It is just a bilateral meet between Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi Jinping. And both need a victory because domestically both are beleaguered. You know, if you look at Mr. Trump, he's beleaguered with the uh Iran crisis, the uh you know, the war Epstein files, and you know, he has a constituency wherefrom he has to sell soybeans to China. On the other hand, China has its own internal problems. Its economy is not doing well at all. And its demographic figures which have come out are quite alarming. And its military is in tremendous turmoil. So, that indicates a internal political struggle in China. Let's not have any doubts about it. So, they're looking at a mutual victory somewhere what they can have come to some understanding with each other and both can declare a victory and this thing get away from it.

[00:07:52]Look, I also feel that look Iran on Iran no no there'll be no major outcomes. As much as you know China has got huge reserves and all that, but China is having its own problems. You can't compare China with Vietnam. Vietnam is a small country it'll have small reserves and that's it. China is a huge country it's a manufacturing nation it needs much more. Its requirements are much more. So, to that extent I don't think China has not been affected by this whole thing. And especially look at it after Venezuela they've they've lost a you know significant supply source you know line from Venezuela. Now it is Iran. Two major lines closed at depreciated prices. Now whatever they have to buy from it'll be from an open market post this whole story. So, I don't think China is in a very great position as far as the Iran war is concerned. As much as US wants to get out of the Iran war you know China is on a horns of a dilemma. It would like to see the Iran war finished so that it can get on with a whole lot of things. It's not only fuel it's also sulfur and sulfuric acid. It's also helium. And it is already started getting oil from dependently increased on USA.

[00:09:08]Right? So, I think there is both of them want to seek a way out.

[00:09:13]I mean we shouldn't get the idea that you know Mr. Xi has a upper hand or Trump has a upper hand. I think both are at even keel. I call them today the beleaguered superpowers and they have to you know come to some deal together for a face saving thing. That's why I said it's not a great deal it's just a bilateral meet. Back to you.

[00:09:35]All right. So, in our David Key and Lieutenant General PR Shankar, thank you to all three of you for joining us on Republic TV and sharing your analysis on this a big crucial meet that's set to take place between the US president and his Chinese counterpart tomorrow. Thank you so much for joining us on Republic TV.