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What's at stake for President Trump's upcoming visit to China

NPR | By Emily Feng,

Daniel Ofman, Michael Levitt

Published May 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM CDT

NPR's Emily Feng speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to China under President Biden, Nicholas Burns, about what to expect from President Trump's upcoming visit to China.

Emily Feng

Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.

Daniel Ofman

Michael Levitt

Michael Levitt is a news assistant for All Things Considered who is based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Political Science. Before coming to NPR, Levitt worked in the solar energy industry and for the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C. He has also travelled extensively in the Middle East and speaks Arabic.