SUMMARY
President Trump hosted Xi Jinping at the White House on the Chinese leader's first trip to Washington in more than 10 years. The pair held two meetings, and while the status of the press pool was still in doubt, they delivered remarks. Trump and the First Lady will host a State Dinner on Thursday.
NOTE: Start video at 1:20 mark to get into story about Xi's visit (the story before that focuses on Trump's media ban, which a Trump-appointed judge reversed).
View the transcript of the story.
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WARM-UP QUESTIONS
- Who is Xi Jinping?
- Where and when did Xi's state visit take place?
- What main topics were discussed at the US-China meeting between Trump and Xi?
- Why is trade policy on rare earth magnets of great interest to both China and the U.S.?
- How does the U.S. war in Iran complicate American relations with China and Taiwan, according to this piece?
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
- Nick Schifrin mentions how the U.S. and China aim to achieve “constructive strategic stability." What interests and priorities do you think both powers must sacrifice in order to accomplish and maintain this goal?
- What do you think it will take for the emerging U.S.-China AI Dialogue to be successful?
Media literacy: Why do you think PBS News Hour chose to preface the segment with updates regarding Trump’s ban on media outlets from White House grounds?
WHAT STUDENTS CAN DO
Access the CFR Education (educational arm of the Council on Foreign Relations) page on U.S. relations with China here. Choose an article you find interesting regarding U.S. and China and answer the following questions:
- What article did you choose to read? Why?
- What is something you learned that is unique to the relationship between America and China?
- How does knowing about a nation's history and its leaders affect your understanding issues today, i.e. AI, Taiwan, etc.?
- Where do you believe US-China relations will be in 10 years? Continued tensions, formal stability or something in between?
Written by PBS News Hour Classroom's intern Ryan Sowder and News Hour's Victoria Pasquantonio
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