The Next Generation of Global Infrastructure Partnerships | The Futures Summit
April 13, 2026 • 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT
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Has the Iran war upended U.S.-China negotiations?
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President Trump delayed his planned summit with Xi Jinping from March to May due to the war with Iran. Scott Kennedy and Brian Hart join Will to assess the war's impact on the talks, if the war has changed China's negotiating strategy, and if we should expect a different outcome from the May summit as a result of the delay.
- Scott Kennedy, "The United States Needs a Coherent China Policy," CSIS, October 6, 2025.
- Bonny Lin, "Why a Venezuela-Style Operation Would Backfire for Beijing," CSIS, January 9, 2026.
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Chief of Staff, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department; and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
