【How Was Trump's Visit to China in May Scheduled?】After the President first announced the postponement of his visit to China, Putin might have moved ahead quickly—official Russian sources said the visit schedule to China would soon be announced.

But before either China or Russia officially confirmed their plans, Trump suddenly stepped in, declaring he would be in Beijing on May 14–15, claiming he needed to secure these two days first, reserving them in advance so that China wouldn’t assign them to other engagements.

Evidently, Trump really needs this trip to China.

Considering the ongoing war situation, scheduling it 40 days in advance—can he truly control all the variables in between?

Perhaps he should ask the Iranians.

But Trump’s stance is clear: no need to ask. This date is set in stone—no changes allowed. He insists he will resolve the Iran conflict before visiting China; arriving in Beijing while the war is still raging sends a message to the outside world that he’s coming to seek China’s help in cleaning up the aftermath.

How to clean up the battlefield in Iran is his own business.

Naturally, Trump’s chosen dates weren’t just randomly circled on a calendar—they were coordinated with Chinese officials.

A reasonable assumption is that China provided him with a certain timeframe, one that couldn’t be delayed further, as China also has its own diplomatic agenda and can’t revolve solely around him.

Spain’s Prime Minister Sánchez is scheduled to visit China from April 13 to 15—many other visits remain unannounced.

Trump’s fixed dates mean there’s no need for Putin’s visit to China to accommodate Trump.

First, the nature of Sino-Russian relations makes such a scenario unlikely. Moreover, Trump has already backtracked once. This may indirectly suggest that Putin’s visit schedule was already finalized, and Trump’s visit date was subsequently adjusted based on coordination with China and Russia’s activities.

Trump originally planned a three-day, two-night visit to China from March 31 to April 2, but the White House recently announced it has been shortened to just two days and one night.

The reduction in duration is a significant adjustment—and likely due to conflicting schedules on both sides.

Recently, Trump privately told insiders that the Iran war has diverted his attention from other priorities, such as the midterm elections and advancing stricter voter qualification legislation.

While announcing the visit to China, Trump also reaffirmed his intention to raise the global baseline tariff to 15%, with related work currently underway. This is the clearest signal yet from the White House indicating an intent to further increase tariffs. The administration will exhaust all legal tools available.

On one hand, confirming the visit date; on the other, preparing new cards to play.

Old tactics again.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860697286366220/

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