Mutual Vulnerability as the First Test of Trump–Xi ‘Constructive Strategic Stability’
The source argues that the May 2026 Trump–Xi summit’s new framework, “Constructive Strategic Stability,” remains intentionally vague and needs an operational starting point. It proposes that U.S. acknowledgment of mutual nuclear vulnerability to China could enable more credible crisis-management and arms-control engagement, while raising allied-assurance and signaling risks.