Trump and Xi Ended With a Trade Board, Iran Kept Hormuz on Permission Slips
The summit built trade machinery while Iran kept the strait's operating verb, and the ships still answer to permission slips.
David Chen
Bureau: Beijing
Huang's Beijing Seat Is a Chip-Export Instrument, Not a Photo Op
Jensen Huang's Beijing seat matters only if H200 approvals become shipments Chinese customers can actually receive.
China Said Taiwan First While Washington Sold Hormuz First
The summit did not produce one hierarchy of danger; Beijing led with Taiwan while Washington led with Hormuz.
H200 Licenses Can Clear Before Chips Ship
The export-control headline is approval; the market-access question is whether any Chinese customer actually receives the chips.