Capital Economics Weekly Briefing: Xi Meets Trump — What Next for China?

Capital Economics, the independent economic research consultancy, has published a new episode of its Weekly Briefing podcast under the title "Xi meets Trump: What next for China?", released on September 25, 2026. As the title indicates, the episode discusses what comes next for China following the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump.

The episode is available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or can be found on other leading podcast platforms. The original episode page is published on the Capital Economics website at https://www.capitaleconomics.com/podcast/weekly-briefing-podcast/xi-meets-trump-what-next-china.

The meeting between the two leaders takes place against a long-running backdrop of trade and economic tensions between the United States and China, the world's two largest economies. Issues spanning tariffs, export controls, and technology restrictions have kept the bilateral relationship at the center of global economic policy discussions in recent years. Meetings at this level are closely tracked because decisions on tariffs, export controls, and technology policy between the two countries feed directly into trade flows, supply-chain planning, and policy settings elsewhere.

Alongside the episode, the podcast page highlights related Capital Economics research on China's economy:

• China's appetite for oil has reached a fork in the road — a Commodities Update on Chinese oil demand.
• How China's export surge has influenced DM inflation — a Global Economics Update on the impact of China's export growth on developed-market inflation.
• Two points for markets on the US-China trade talks — a Capital Daily note on the US-China trade negotiations.

Read together, the linked pieces span commodities, developed-market inflation, and the trade negotiations themselves, reflecting the range of channels through which China's economy connects to the rest of the world.

The page also links to Capital Economics' broader China coverage, including the China Economic Outlook publication Near-term relief, headwinds remain and a Key Issues page on "China Shock 2.0". For readers seeking depth beyond the audio discussion, these written pieces offer the firm's published assessment of China's near-term outlook and the structural questions surrounding its trade footprint.