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Wednesday Afternoon News Updates: Trump Goes to China as Xi Holds the Cards
Liberal
Catch up on what's happening this Wednesday
May 13, 2026, 2:57 pm
The Financial Express
Trump-Xi Meeting: 'Friendhip Photo', Bilateral Tea, and State Banquet
Conservative
May 13, 2026, 2:48 am
Economic Times
China US trade relations: Donald Trump-Xi Jinping meeting date, venue: Key takeaways, highlights, what to know
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 9:31 pm
CTVNews
Donald Trump headed to Beijing for summit with China's president Xi
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 4:01 pm
The Times Of India
'Must Not Challenge…’: China Reveals 4 Red Lines As Trump Set To Meet Xi Jinping Amid Iran War
Conservative
Just hours before Donald Trump arrived in China for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, Beijing issued a dramatic warning to Washington by unveiling four major “red lines” the U.S. must not cross. The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. identified...
May 13, 2026, 10:57 am
New York Post
How US statecraft stymied China — giving Trump summit leverage
Conservative
May 13, 2026, 8:30 am
Bloomberg
Trump Arrives in China Facing Confident Xi as Iran War Limits US Leverage
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 10:30 am
NPR
Stakes of Trump's China Trip, Inflation Report Shows War Impact, Hantavirus Science : Up First from NPR : NPR
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 6:49 am
Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.
Donald Trump lands in China for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping
Liberal
After months of tensions, Beijing is expected to use the meeting to draw its red lines on Taiwan, while Washington stresses the economic focus of the talks and seeks support for negotiating peace with Iran
May 13, 2026, 10:39 am
The Washington Times
Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi
Conservative
May 13, 2026, 10:01 am
The Independent
President Trump lands in China ahead of high-stakes meeting with President Xi
Liberal
May 13, 2026, 9:12 am
Toronto Star
The Latest: Trump in China for Xi meeting to focus on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan
Liberal
May 13, 2026, 9:04 am
Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.
A California mayor admits to having acted as an agent of the Chinese government
Liberal
Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to spreading pro-Beijing propaganda at the direction of Chinese officials
May 12, 2026, 2:28 pm
CNN
Eileen Wang resigns, will plead guilty to acting as Chinese agent
Liberal
May 11, 2026, 10:35 pm
South China Morning Post
California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as a China agent
Liberal
May 11, 2026, 8:59 pm
BBC News
Mayor of Californian city Eileen Wang resigns over Chinese agent charge
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 8:03 am
Los Angeles Times
Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
Liberal
The meat of the summit doesn't start until Thursday, when the leaders hold bilateral talks, visit the Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops, and take part in a formal banquet.
May 13, 2026, 11:55 am
Winnipeg Free Press
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT – Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
May 13, 2026, 1:04 am
Toronto Star
Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 9:01 pm
Newsmax
Trump Set to Meet with Xi in Beijing as war and Inflation Weigh on His Presidency
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 10:00 pm
Toronto Sun
Donald Trump plans 'long talk' about Iran with Chinese President Xi
Conservative
Trump said he doesn't need China's help in ending the Iran war. Read more.
May 13, 2026, 8:58 am
Economic Times
‘Don’t need any help with Iran’: Trump’s bold remark ahead of meeting ‘Friend Xi’, departs for China
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 10:19 pm
Al Jazeera
Trump says he doesn’t need Xi’s help on Iran war as he heads to China
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 6:02 pm
Sun Sentinel
Trump, Xi seem intent on keeping Iran war from overshadowing summit
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 10:12 am
The Washington Times
Trump should tell Xi to give up obsession with Taiwan
Conservative
A lot will be on the table when President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
May 13, 2026, 5:25 pm
Economic Times
China says it is ready to 'crush' Taiwan independence ahead of Trump visit
Conservative
May 13, 2026, 7:27 am
Toronto Star
As Trump heads to China, past US flubs on US policy toward Taiwan can be a warning
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 9:03 pm
The Japan Times
How China could lull Trump into softening U.S. language on Taiwan
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 4:59 am
Lean Out with Tara Henley
Tony Keller on How Canada Lost the Plot on Immigration
Conservative
My interview with the author and Globe and Mail columnist
May 13, 2026, 9:50 am
The Hub
‘It went parabolic’: Tony Keller on how Canada’s immigration system spun out of control
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 11:43 am
Toronto Star
Why some in U.S. seeking Canadian citizenship are frustrated
Liberal
May 13, 2026, 6:00 am
Los Angeles Times
Crisis in ‘Chinese Beverly Hills’: Residents fear a backlash after mayor accused of working with China
Liberal
Authorities this week said Arcadia’s mayor, Eileen Wang, was acting as an illegal foreign agent of China, a situation that has brought both shock and concern.
May 13, 2026, 7:00 am
California Post
Timeline: Calif. mayor Eileen Wang’s Chinese spy scandal
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 5:47 pm
Daily Mail
Female California mayor admits to being secret spy for CHINA... and she looks very different to her photoshopped original images
Conservative
May 11, 2026, 7:44 pm
BBC News
Musician Tor Pingree announced as Worcester's youngest mayor
Liberal
May 13, 2026, 12:39 pm
ABC News
Iran war looms over Trump’s visit to Beijing: ANALYSIS
Liberal
Experts aren't expecting a "mega-deal" that would end the conflict.
May 13, 2026, 6:12 am
The Times Of India
Xi Jinping: Iran envoy backs Xi Jinping’s 'four-point' Gulf security plan ahead of Trump’s China visit
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 7:41 am
MarketScreener
ROI-How Trump's hand has weakened ahead of Xi summit in 8 charts: McGeever
Conservative
U.S. PresidentDonald Trump went into his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping last October in a position of relative strength. The Liberation Day tariff turmoil had passed without causing... -May 13, 2026 at 09:35 am EDT - MarketScreener
May 13, 2026, 10:35 am
Winnipeg Free Press
What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda – Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
May 11, 2026, 10:08 pm
Toronto Star
What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda
Liberal
May 11, 2026, 10:08 pm
Economic Times
Trump set to meet with Xi in Beijing as war and inflation weigh on his presidency
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 9:56 pm
MarketScreener
South Korea's Lee discusses critical minerals with Bessent, backs US-China talks in meeting with He Lifeng
Conservative
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung discussed supply chains and critical minerals with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during their meeting on Wednesday, the presidential Blue House said.Lee... -May 13, 2026 at 02:29 am EDT - MarketScreener
May 13, 2026, 3:29 am
BOE Report
US LNG vessels leave for China after year-long pause ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Conservative
May 12, 2026, 1:41 pm
South China Morning Post
In a bind over rare earths, Europe watches US-China tussle from the sidelines
Liberal
May 12, 2026, 9:30 am
www.semafor.com
Rare earths and Iran war give China upper hand in US talks, experts say
Liberal
May 11, 2026, 7:19 pm







