Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald

Enter the "dealmaker": Donald Trump in Beijing

May 14, 2026·29 min
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Going into the summit in Beijing between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the narrative from China is that President Trump is weak and distracted. Beijing sees the Iran war, and mid term elections on the horizon as weaknesses for President Trump, who last month postponed his planned meeting with President Xi on account of the war. President Trump arrives with his own agenda, with trade, tech and Taiwan high on the list.

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