Sunset 5-19-26

China remains America’s biggest adversary on the world stage, and while the May 14–15 summit between President Donald Trump and General Secretary Xi Jinping could lead to some cooperation with China, certain issues—such as drug-trafficking and theft of technology and personal information—must remain non-negotiable.

• “Limited U.S.–China cooperation is acceptable when it advances U.S. interests but must not come at the expense of America’s national security,” write Policy Analyst Andrew Harding and Jeff Smith, director of Heritage’s Asian Studies Center.

• Additionally, America must not give up its strategic edge on AI, which China would use against the United States in the case of a conflict, the authors caution. [Heritage Foundation]

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