White House Announces U.S.-China Trade and Investment Boards

All three verified sources consistently confirm that the White House announced two new bilateral economic forums on May 18, 2026: a U.S.-China Board of Trade focused on non-sensitive goods and a U.S.-China Board of Investment for investment issues. The claim's core assertions — that the White House made this announcement and that the forums are intended to improve bilateral economic ties with separate tracks for non-sensitive trade and investment matters — are directly supported by a White House fact sheet referenced in the Goodreturns article, corroborated by Seeking Alpha, and echoed in the social media post. The convergence of a primary news source citing an official White House fact sheet, a financial news outlet, and a social media account all reporting the same details on the same date provides high confidence in the claim's accuracy.