Bloomberg: Donald Trump is expecting economic deals and a welcome in China, but will arrive facing an emboldened Xi Jinping as his own hand is constrained by the conflict in Iran.
The US has targeted Chinese oil refiners and firms providing satellite imagery to Iran, while China appears to hold unique sway as the biggest buyer of Iran’s oil and a strategic partner of Tehran.
The meeting will discuss trade, tariffs, Taiwan, and Iran, with China expected to push for Trump to shift policy on Taiwan, and the US seeking China’s help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz…
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