# US, China enter summit with mutual demands, not an adversarial posture: Analyst

https://mins.news/en/video/71612

- CNA, 2026-09-24 02:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L2pFuoBTa8

> The United States and China are heading into the Trump-Xi summit after agreeing to extend their trade truce. Stimson Center China Program Director Yun Sun says both sides are arriving with mutual demands rather than an adversarial posture, while discussing Taiwan, Iran, artificial intelligence and the significance of China’s absent business delegation.

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