Trade, Taiwan and Iran cast shadows on Trump’s China summit with Xi

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Trade, Taiwan and Iran cast shadows on Trump’s China summit with Xi

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President Donald Trump will begin a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday as the two countries engage in a fierce trade war and the U.S. conflict with Iran rages on. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Trade, Taiwan and Iran cast shadows on Trump’s China summit with Xi
NBC News
NBC News
Leaning left
5/13/2026

Trade, Taiwan and Iran cast shadows on Trump’s China summit with Xi

BEIJING — President Donald Trump will begin a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday as the world’s two biggest economies look to stabilize a trade truce against the backdrop of the simmering U.S. conflict with Iran . Trump’s visit, the first by a U.S. president since his own trip nine.

A war-weary globe watches closely as rivals Trump and Xi prepare for Beijing face-off | CNN Politics
CNN
CNN
Strongly left
5/13/2026

A war-weary globe watches closely as rivals Trump and Xi prepare for Beijing face-off

US President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to China this week is a historic opportunity for the world’s two largest economies to reframe their trade relationship — and the tone of their rivalry. But to get there, he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping must navigate tricky frictions ranging from tech, trade, critical.