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Gordon Chang, a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute, warns of a dangerous period in U.S.-China relations ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Chang asserts that despite positive rhetoric, Xi is preparing for war and organizing troops "for battle," citing China's alleged involvement in attacks against U.S. forces in Jordan as evidence. The expert urges President Trump to adopt a tougher stance towards China due to the moral implications of Chinese actions leading to American casualties.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Before the Xi-Trump summit last week, analysts expected soybeans to be included in tariff-reduced arrangements between China and the U.S., but China excluded them from a tariff-reduction list released on September 28, 2026, despite cutting tariffs on other agricultural goods like corn, wheat, meat, and dairy. This decision disappointed American farmers, such as John Bartman, an Illinois-based soybean farmer who called it "a missed opportunity." U.S. soybeans still face an additional tariff of 10%, which traders say is too high for private crushers to absorb, even as Chinese state buyers have stepped up purchases. Despite this exclusion, both sides agreed to form a trade council to discuss reciprocal tariff cuts on $30 billion worth of products and stabilize economic ties.
Written for “US-China Tariff Cuts Deal” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 283 other(s) covering the same event.
As President Donald Trump touts a productive relationship with China ahead of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, an expert is warning that the U.S. is in a "very dangerous period" in its relations with the communist nation, claiming that Xi is preparing for war.
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Xi → tout → war
Trump and Xi are set to meet on Thursday in Washington, D.C., just four months after the leader’s last meeting in May, with artificial intelligence and trade expected to be at the forefront of the conversation.
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intelligence → set → conversation
Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang claimed that, despite the leaders trumpeting a positive relationship, Xi is mulling a war against the United States and organizing troops "for battle."
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Xi → claim → battle
"Xi Jinping keeps on talking about going to war against us… and also he's preparing China's society, civilian and military, for battle.
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he → keep → battle
And we think we're at peace," Chang said Sunday on "Fox News Live."
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Chang → think → News
Chang’s remarks come amid reports that China aided Iran in attacks that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan earlier this summer.
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that → come → Jordan
Iran reportedly received satellite images of an airbase in Jordan from Chinese entities before carrying out the attack, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Iran → receive → Journal
Chang decried China for providing "targeting data" to Iran that resulted in the deaths of U.S. servicemembers, saying Trump must "absolutely" get tougher on China and arguing that decades of open dialogue with the Chinese have only made things worse for the United States.
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things → decry → States
"Whatever one thinks of the strategic discussions the United States has with China, there's this moral dimension that China is deliberately killing Americans," he said.
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he → think → Americans
Experts expect this week’s summit with Trump and Xi to be vastly different from their May meeting, as since then, conflict in the Middle East has escalated and the AI race has intensified.
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race → expect → East
Chang believes Trump will not get any better of a reception about AI than former President Joe Biden did during his meeting with Xi in 2023, adding that the Chinese leader is not positioned to compromise.
"Xi Jinping is facing a turbulent Communist Party at home, which means that he can't compromise.
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he → believe → home
He incorrectly believes that China's on the way up and the United States is on the way down and we're in terminal decline," Chang explained.
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Chang → believe → decline
"He's not very much inclined in any event to compromise with the United States," he added.
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he → incline → States
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