On May 13, 2026, Trump landed in Beijing with the CEOs of Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia. The first American ship reached China 242 years earlier — and found a country that didn't want anything it was selling.
Part 1 of *The China-America Bargain* — how America walked through the door Britain forced open, from the Empress of China in 1784 to US Marines inside the Forbidden City in 1900. Britain broke the rules. America inherited them.
Follow for Part 2 — *Allies to Enemies* (1937–1953).
Some scenes are cinematic reconstructions of documented events. All quotes, dates, and sources are historically verified.