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Fissures over US investments stall plans for Chinese business leaders to join Xi visit

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Seth, N., & Siqi, J. (2026, September 23). Fissures over US investments stall plans for Chinese business leaders to join Xi visit. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368444/fissures-over-us-investments-stall-plans-chinese-business-leaders-join-xi-visit?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-23 · by Nayan Seth, Ji Siqi

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Chinese business leaders are facing uncertainty over whether they will join President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States due to disagreements about US investments. The planned inclusion of these corporate figures was a commitment made during Xi and then-US President Donald Trump’s meeting in May but has since been delayed. The visit is expected to take place with Xi arriving in Washington by Wednesday, creating time pressure for resolving the issue.
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Uncertainty surrounds Chinese business leaders joining President Xi Jinping on his upcoming visit to Washington, expected by Wednesday. The inclusion of these corporate figures was a key deliverable agreed upon during the previous summit between Xi and then-US President Donald Trump in May. However, disagreements over US investments in China are causing delays, complicating plans for an official business forum that was supposed to facilitate dialogue and cooperation on economic matters. This development underscores the tension and complexity in Sino-American relations regarding trade and investment policies.

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ExclusiveFissures over US investments stall plans for Chinese business leaders to join Xi visit With the window for travel narrowing by the hour, uncertainty surrounds the inclusion of corporate leaders in China’s delegation The window for travel is narrowing by the hour for these Chinese business leaders, with Xi expected to arrive in Washington by Wednesday. The investment forum was one of the deliverables from Xi and his US counterpart Donald Trump’s last summit in Beijing in May, which has since stalled.
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2026-09-23 · South China Morning Post
Fissures over US investments stall plans for Chinese business leaders to join Xi visit · speculative framing

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ExclusiveFissures over US investments stall plans for Chinese business leaders to join Xi visit With the window for travel narrowing by the hour, uncertainty surrounds the inclusion of corporate leaders in China’s delegation The window for travel is narrowing by the hour for these Chinese business leaders, with Xi expected to arrive in Washington by Wednesday. The investment forum was one of the deliverables from Xi and his US counterpart Donald Trump’s last summit in Beijing in May, which has since stalled. uncertain
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