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US–China Strategic Tensions and Summit Maneuvering: Concerns About Military Support to Iran

US–China Strategic Tensions and Summit Maneuvering: Concerns About Military Support to Iran
(L–R) U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
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When President Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14–15, a critical question in the room will likely be the one neither side wants to answer plainly.

Charles Davis
Charles Davis
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Charles Davis is a military veteran and lecturer with an intelligence background. His military awards include: two Bronze Star Service Medals, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, NATO Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Saudi Arabia Liberation Medal, and Kuwait Liberation Medal.