What Trump’s China Visit Actually Achieved
WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees, but I don't really need it. |
| 0:05.0 | Infliction is killing me! |
| 0:08.0 | But who cares? Big retailers are making record profits! |
| 0:12.0 | That's why we support the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill! |
| 0:15.0 | See? Banks and credit unions help small businesses make payroll. |
| 0:18.0 | This bill would cut the vital resources they need. |
| 0:24.4 | While increasing megastore profits, they deserve it. |
| 0:25.1 | Don't they? |
| 0:29.1 | Tell Congress, stop the Durban Marshall money grab for corporate megastores. |
| 0:31.2 | Paid for by the Electronic Payments Coalition. |
| 0:39.5 | As President Trump departs China, we'll recap what did and didn't get accomplished. |
| 0:42.0 | This has been an incredible visit. |
| 0:46.5 | I think a lot of good has come of it. |
| 0:51.1 | We've made some fantastic trade deals, great for both countries. |
| 0:55.6 | Plus, the Supreme Court preserves widespread access to abortion pills, |
| 1:02.9 | and the head of the CIA lands in Havana as Cuba's communist regime grapples with the U.S. energy blockade. |
| 1:04.8 | It's Friday, May 15th. |
| 1:09.2 | I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today. |
| 1:17.6 | President Trump has wrapped up a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. So what did the two leaders achieve? |
| 1:25.5 | Journal White House reporter Annie Lindinsky is in Beijing this morning. |
| 1:30.1 | Annie, we had been led to believe this could be an announcement heavy trip, and yet Trump is now |
| 1:34.6 | wheels up from Beijing, and there's not a whole lot to speak of, is there? Yes, Air Force One left Beijing |
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