Trump in China, can the superpowers find common ground? - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service

US President Donald Trump is visiting China at a time when both countries have very different priorities. Click here to subscribe to our channel ?? https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Chinese officials have strongly hinted that discussing US arms sales for Taiwan is a priority, while trade and the war in Iran are more of a focus for the US. The relationship between the United States and China affects everything from global trade and technology to climate policy and security. But how well do the two superpowers really understand each other, and how does that affect the positions they take towards each other? Ahead of Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing, we examine the assumptions, misconceptions and political narratives shaping one of the world’s most consequential rivalries. Can the two countries still cooperate on issues like climate change, AI and global health, or are they locked into permanent competition? Host Mariko Oi speaks to BBC China correspondent Laura Bicker in Beijing and Zhengyu Huang, a former White House Fellow under President Obama and former president of the Chinese-American organisation Committee of 100, about what both sides want from a possible Trump-Xi summit, whether Washington underestimated China during the trade war, and how Chinese technological advances are perceived in the US. This episode was recorded on 11 May. 00:00 Introduction 02:16 How China views Trump’s Beijing visit 04:28 What does Trump want from a summit with Xi? 05:16 Could China play a role in the Middle East conflict? 06:26 Did the Trump administration underestimate China? 08:54 How US policymakers misunderstand China’s economy and job market 10:42 How Chinese people view their own country 12:02 Chinese perceptions of the US and people-to-people exchanges 13:59 Why fewer American students are studying in China 16:31 China’s message to tourists and its treatment of journalists 18:52 Can the US and China ever truly see eye to eye? Watch more episodes of Asia Specific here ?? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4c3njIxB0KHuO8SS2mBMtUc Instagram: @bbcworldservice Email: [email protected] Presenter: Mariko Oi Producer: Rachel Lee Camera: Khairul Danish Bin Mohd Roslee, Muhammad Firdaus Bin Mohd Ansary, Syaik Muhammad Sidik Editor: Bill Birtles ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ?? https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter ?? https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ?? https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #china #donaldtrump #us #xijinping