Sommet Trump-Xi annulé pour cette année, confirme l’ambassadeur américain

Les espoirs d'une rencontre diplomatique de haut vol s'envolent.

Relations gelées

L'ambassadeur des États-Unis enterre toute perspective de dialogue direct entre les deux géants économiques avant fin 2025. Un silence diplomatique qui contraste avec l'agitation des marchés - les traders forex ajustent déjà leurs positions sur le yuan.

Poker menteur géopolitique

Washington et Beijing maintiennent un statu quo tendu, chaque camp campant sur ses positions commerciales et technologiques. Les observateurs notent que l'absence de sommet coïncide étrangement avec le timing des prochaines élections américaines.

Les marchés s'adaptent

Sans annonce fracassante à anticiper, les investisseurs institutionnels reportent leurs paris sur les actifs sensibles aux tensions sino-américaines. Une aubaine pour les cryptos décentralisées qui, elles, se moquent bien des guerres commerciales.

Pendant ce temps, le VIX chinois grimpe en silence - les banques centrales ayant visiblement plus confiance dans les communiqués officiels que dans les blockchains.

Smith presses China on TikTok, fentanyl and trade barriers

Smith, who currently serves as the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, made it clear that the trip was focused on reopening serious lines of communication between Beijing and Washington, especially on military and economic issues.

“We’re still sort of talking past each other,” he admitted. “We need to not necessarily get on the same page, but at least get in the same book.”

During the meeting with He, the group raised concerns about the massive U.S. trade deficit with China. They also demanded stronger Chinese efforts to stop the export of fentanyl precursors into the U.S. and pushed for the elimination of non-tariff barriers that are hurting U.S. companies trying to enter Chinese markets.

The delegation also warned Beijing about the future of TikTok. If the app’s Chinese parent company doesn’t sell its U.S. assets to an American firm, the video platform faces a full ban in the United States. Talks over a possible sale have stalled for months. No progress was reported during the China visit.

Another point of contention was critical minerals. The U.S. side challenged China’s use of export controls on rare earths, saying the country is weaponizing its near-total dominance in that supply chain. While Beijing has imposed strict limitations, Trump’s administration wants more transparency and fairer access for American companies.

Delegation demands military dialogue after Taiwan tensions

Military relations between the two countries were also discussed. Communication channels were frozen after then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022, an act that enraged Beijing.

China sees Taiwan as its own territory. The lines only reopened in November 2023 when Xi met President Joe Biden in California. Smith and his group told the Chinese officials that they want these dialogues to continue uninterrupted.

The delegation met with Defense Minister Dong Jun, who welcomed the visit, saying it “shows a good phase in strengthening China-U.S. communications, and I believe it is the right thing to do.”

Smith made it clear that the U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region should not be seen as hostile. He stressed that Trump wants a peaceful solution to Taiwan’s status and doesn’t see war with China as unavoidable.

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