Trump heads to China for high-stakes talks — but Iran looms large

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  Good morning.

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  President Trump heads to China in search of a way to end the conflict in the Middle East.

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  A large portion of this summit is now going to be discussing the Iran war and really President Trump

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  asking President Xi to help end this war.

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  As the war drags on, NBC looks at why it's hit U.S. Farmers so badly.

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  And The Washington Post examines changes at ICE.

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  It's Tuesday, May 12th.

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  I'm Gideon Resnick.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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

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  It's Trump's second time visiting China as president and comes at a crucial moment for both countries.

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  Trump in his first year back in office launched a terrafore with Beijing, who went tit-for-tat with the U.S.

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  Over import taxes, straining an already tough relationship.

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  Meanwhile, issues like the AI race and the U.S.'s continuing support of Taiwan remain key points

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  of contention between the two superpowers.

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  To better understand what to expect out of Trump's trip,

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  I spoke to Trevor Hunnicutt, a White House reporter for Reuters who is in Beijing.

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  I began by asking him about the state of Trump and Xi's relationship.

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  President Trump makes a point of saying that his relationship with President Xi is really strong.

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  And that's really important because Xi is the main decision maker in the Chinese government.

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