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Caixin Summit: U.S.-China Stability Is Tactical, Not Strategic, Rudd Says

Published: Nov. 13, 2026  1:18 a.m.  GMT+8
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Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister and Asia Society’s global president and CEO, delivers a keynote address by video at the 17th Caixin Summit on the morning of Nov. 12. Photo: Caixin
Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister and Asia Society’s global president and CEO, delivers a keynote address by video at the 17th Caixin Summit on the morning of Nov. 12. Photo: Caixin

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned that unresolved disputes over critical minerals and technology controls could unsettle the U.S.-China truce and prompt Washington to reimpose tariffs.

Speaking by video at the Caixin Summit in Beijing on Thursday, Rudd said the Trump administration had accepted Beijing’s framework of “constructive strategic stability.” But he cautioned against assuming that stability would endure.

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