What's at stake during the meeting between Trump and Xi

NPR | By A Martínez

Published September 24, 2026 at 5:45 AM EDT

What can we expect from the Trump-Xi summit? NPR's A Martinez asks Daniel Kritenbrink, an assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs in the Biden administration.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

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