President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2026.

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What to watch for in high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting

Updated 15 hours ago
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The backdrop for their meeting has flipped the leverage dynamic, experts say. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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What to watch for in high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting
ABC News
ABC News
Lean Left
5/8/2026

What to watch for in high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting

The backdrop for their meeting has flipped the leverage dynamic, experts say. When President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing next Thursday, he'll be the first U.S. president to set foot in China in nearly a decade. The last visit was Trump's own, in 2017. He arrives in a very different position than he expected: the.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2026.
New York Post
New York Post
Lean Right
5/9/2026

Why Trump shouldn’t give Xi a damned thing in coming summit

President Donald Trump heads to China this Thursday in an extremely strong position, but Xi Jinping will try to bluff him into some concessions. One such gambit came late last week, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi scurried off to Beijing , looking for support against Washington, only for Xi to publicly call.