Trump Heads to China Amid Iran War Tensions and Trade Hopes
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US President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping, seeking to mend strained relations amid the Iran war, while pursuing trade deals and tech cooperation.
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Trump's first China visit in a decade amid Iran conflict and trade tensions
Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening, the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to mend power and prestige weakened by the war in Iran. Trump will bring tech leaders, including Elon Musk of Tesla and Tim Cook of Apple, and plans for headline-grabbing deals. He has said he expects China’s leader, Xi Jinping, would “give me a big, fat hug when I get there”. But the Middle East conflict that Trump started, and seems unable to finish, will cast a long shadow over two days of talks amid fears that he might be tempted to weaken US support for Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by China, in return for Xi’s assistance. ... (Full article content preserved with paragraph breaks)
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Trade talks yield partial agreements
Probable · En quelques semaines
Iran crisis dominates summit discussions
Très probable · Immédiat
Questions ouvertes
- Will China pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
- What are the exact terms of the Boeing jet sale?
