Trump-Xi Meeting on Trade, Iran, Taiwan

US President Donald Trump is heading to China for a meeting with President Xi Jinping on May 14-15, aiming to secure trade deals on goods like beans, beef, and Boeing jets, and to enlist China's help in resolving the unpopular Iran war. This meeting follows a fragile trade truce established in October after Donald Trump's tariffs led China to restrict rare earth exports. China, in turn, seeks commitments from the United States to avoid future retaliatory trade actions, roll back existing technology export controls, and clarify its stance on Taiwan. The discussions are expected to be a grand occasion, but analysts suggest Donald Trump needs a foreign policy victory more than China needs him, potentially leading to a 'superficial ceasefire' that largely favors China. Other topics include arms sales to Taiwan and the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai.