NATO is a side quest. Trump has already moved on to China

Published September 14, 2026 9:00am ET



Later this month, President Donald Trump will meet with China’s Xi Jinping in Washington. Earlier this summer, Trump met with European leaders at a NATO summit in Turkey.

You can guess which one occupied more of the president’s attention.

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