The Trump-Xi Second Summit: What Europe Stands to Lose

President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping will meet for their second summit of 2026 in Washington, DC on September 24. Many of the same issues from their May summit remain on the agenda — trade and investment, the emerging strategic-stability framework, AI competition, Iran, and Taiwan. For Europe, three areas carry implications: any discussion of Ukraine, although a priority for neither side; economic talks and their impact on EU-China trade tensions; and the discussions around Iran and Taiwan, alongside their implications for the US global security posture. The summit will mark the first Chinese state visit to the US…