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Trump Heads to Beijing for High-Stakes Xi Meeting on Trade, Iran

President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week for a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This marks the first visit by a sitting US president to China in nearly a decade. The meeting tests a relationship strained by trade disputes, the pandemic and global energy pressures. Trump plans to press Xi on China's stance toward the ongoing Iran conflict, where both the US and Tehran have rejected competing peace proposals. Chinese officials expressed hesitation about hosting the summit before resolution of the Iran war, but Beijing has officially confirmed the state visit will proceed as scheduled. The summit represents a critical moment in US-China relations as both nations navigate competing strategic interests.