$BTC In November 2017, after Trump took office, he visited China for the first time, hitting up the Forbidden City for a tea gathering and experiencing a state banquet with Peking Opera, sealing a massive $253.5 billion trade deal. Back in Washington, he tweeted that China had given him the "highest level of hospitality."\n\nFast forward 6 months, and the trade war kicks off.\n\nBy May 2026, Trump makes his second visit to Beijing as president. He checks out the Temple of Heaven, enjoys another state banquet tea gathering, and Boeing is looking to snag a $100 billion order while Jensen Huang is eager to reopen the chip market. The itinerary seems almost like a replay of 2017.\n\nLast time, the "highest level of hospitality" was followed by tariffs. If he lands another big deal this time, what’s next in the playbook?