President Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. Trump heads to Beijing for another meeting with Xi on Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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As President Trump embarks Tuesday on his first trip to Beijing of his second term to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Americans largely view China as an economic rival seeking global dominance, according to an NPR/Chicago Council on Global Affairs/Ipsos poll .

But Americans also want to maintain a strong trading relationship with China and would like to see tariffs reduced to keep costs to U.S.…