The upcoming Trump-Xi summit may yield few concrete breakthroughs, with much about both the substance and presentation of the meeting still uncertain. Maintaining the relative stability achieved at their last meeting in Beijing may be the central outcome as the two sides navigate continuing differences over trade, rare earths, artificial intelligence and other issues.

The United States needs to demonstrate solidarity with Japan as it faces concurrent challenges from China, Russia, and North Korea.

The upcoming Xi-Trump summit could yield progress on trade, AI and other areas, but deeper tensions will remain. Its significance may ultimately lie in three areas: stabilization, substance and symbolism.

Whether it be the rise of right-wing populism, a sweeping expansion of presidential power, an assault on liberal pluralism or a transactional approach to alliances, it’s clear that Donald Trump and his supporters are attempting to change key underlying assumptions about what America is.

The relationship is likely to remain characterized by the dynamics of cooperation and competition—with friction and coordination coexisting for the foreseeable future. The primary role for heads of state will not be to produce dramatic breakthroughs but rather to build trust.

The news of the passing of Mr. Tung Chee Hwa — former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and Founding Chairman of the China-US Exchange Foundation — reached me on September 8. Although I knew that Mr. Tung was very ill for quite some time, yet I was sadly struck by this grievous news. With his departure, I have forever lost a respected leader, mentor and trusted friend. My mind is flooded with reflections on his contributions to think tank development, international exchange and national service, and I find myself unable to contain my grief while writing these lines to recall my days with him personally in the past 20 years.

The American president’s approach has been characterized by improvisation, contradictory messaging, lack of coherent strategic planning and no clear exit strategy. This has imposed significant political and economic costs and undermined U.S. standing and deterrence worldwide.

Revising Japan’s three non-nuclear principles would require far more than a simple adjustment to national security policy. It would concern Japan’s ultimate choice of national identity and could profoundly shape the future direction of the security architecture in Northeast Asia.

Over the past year, the war between Russia and Ukraine has evolved, extending into economic and social spheres and prompting a shift in the brokering of peace. This, in turn, has allowed strategic pressure to spill across theaters.

The upcoming BRICS summit offers India an opportunity to expand its diplomatic space in the Global South. With mounting geopolitical conflicts and disorder in global governance, the summit will allow BRICS countries to demonstrate their capacity for reshaping the international order.