US-China summit exposes Trump's limits on Iran war, Taiwan
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Donald Trump hopes to have China help him end the war in Iran, but this goal seemed far from guaranteed as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Beijing. Xi Jinping, in turn, took the chance to warn the US over Taiwan.
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- May 11, 6:47 PM UTCFirst reportIran war raises stakes for US and China ahead of Trump–Xi talksgeo.tv ↗
- May 11, 9:49 PM UTC+3 hTrump-Xi summit will be no ‘Nixon in China’ moment – that they are talking is enough for nowtheconversation.com ↗
- May 12, 4:32 AM UTC+10 hStung by Iran war, Trump heads to Beijing summit with Xi in need of winsbusinesstimes.com.sg ↗
- May 16, 8:30 AM UTC+5 dXi warns Trump of possible conflict over Taiwan at grand Beijing summitnbcnews.com (again) ↗
- May 16, 1:17 PM UTC+5 d· you’re reading thisUS-China summit exposes Trump's limits on Iran war, Taiwandw.com (again) ↗
- May 16, 2:17 PM UTC+5 d'No sign' of China's willingness to pressure Iran after Trump's visitfrance24.com ↗
- May 16, 7:27 PM UTC+5 dPakistan and the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijingthediplomat.com (again) ↗
Also reported by newsweek.com (found among WorldPulse's own reports of the same days, Oct 22, 2026)
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