What do Xi Jinping and China hope to gain from the meeting with Donald Trump? Niklas Swanström was interviewed by Yle
May 18, 2026: What do Xi Jinping and China hope to gain from the meeting with Donald Trump? Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Yle.
“Without a doubt, it’s Taiwan—it’s number one, two, and three on the list of priorities. From the Chinese perspective, there seems to be hope that Trump will take a more constructive stance on the Taiwan issue,” says Niklas Swanström.