Trump's Beijing visit sees China reject US sanctions on tech firms

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is traveling to Beijing for his first high‑profile diplomatic trip since returning to office. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Beijing will ignore U.S. sanctions that target semiconductor and telecom companies such as SMIC and Huawei, and the Ministry of Commerce pledged to keep the affected enterprises operating normally.

The summit is expected to focus on managing the structural rivalry between the United States and China rather than achieving a formal détente. Both sides have built extensive export‑control regimes and are seeking informal “guardrails” to limit escalation while preserving the deep economic interdependence that underpins global supply chains. The encounter could shape future rules for technology trade, access to critical minerals and crisis management in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.