Trump-Xi summit: High stakes for the US, China and the world
Key takeaways
- US President Donald Trump is hoping for a foreign policy win at the upcoming summit with China's Xi Jinping.
- The meeting comes as the world still faces an ongoing energy crisis due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade,and while peace negotiations between Tehran and Washington seem to be deadlocked.
- Against this backdrop, both countries have an incentive to ensure the meeting between the two leaders comes off as a success.
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US President Donald Trump is hoping for a foreign policy win at the upcoming summit with China's Xi Jinping. The Iran war, trade deals, and Taiwan are expected to be high on the agenda during Trump's visit to Beijing.
https://p.dw.com/p/5De8t Trump has repeatedly claimed to have a personal rapport with China's leader Xi Jinping (file photo)Image: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Advertisement"Good things take time," as the old saying goes. After postponing his trip in March after launching the war with Iran, US President Donald Trump is set to visit China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing at the end of the week.
The meeting comes as the world still faces an ongoing energy crisis due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade,and while peace negotiations between Tehran and Washington seem to be deadlocked. Moreover, trade disputes between China and the US still lurk from behind the scenes.