Live updates: Trump lands in Beijing for summit with Xi against backdrop of Iran war

President Trump arrives in China on Wednesday morning for a high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping.

The meeting marks the first state visit to China since Trump’s last trip in 2017. The two leaders last met in October in South Korea. Here’s what to watch.

The president is facing growing calls from Republicans and Democrats to press Xi to release media mogul Jimmy Lai and other political prisoners during his high-stakes summit.

In Washington, Trump’s proposal to pause the federal gas tax faces an uphill battle in Congress, even as members........

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