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

May 13, 2026Center Left

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.

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