Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump is expected to discuss the Iran war during his state visit to China. He left this afternoon and is now on his way to Beijing.

NPR's Dominican Montanaro reports on what Americans think of the U.S.-China relationship in a survey done by NPR in conjunction with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Ipsos.

In two polls over the last few months, there were some notable findings.

First, Americans see China on the rise and eyeing a dominant role in the world.

78% say they believe China wants to be a dominant world leader, particularly economically.

But respondents also say they want to keep a strong

trading relationship with China, and they want tariffs lowered to keep costs down for U.S. consumers.

Most also say the Iran War has been bad for both countries and their economies, but more

Americans say the war is boosting China's geopolitical position than say it's helping U.S. national security.

Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers

about the Trump administration's endgame for the Iran war, its cost and impact on diminishing U.S.

weapons stockpiles.

Jules Hearst is performing the duties of the Defense Department's Comptroller.

He says the cost of the war has risen.

At the time of testimony in front of the Hask, it was $25 billion.

But the Joint Staff team and the Comptroller team are constantly looking at that estimate.

And so now we think it's closer to 29.

That's because of updated repair and replacement of equipment costs and also

just general operational costs, keep people in theater. That's $29 billion. Hegset got pushback from

members of his own Republican Party about munitions and President Trump's criticism of traditional

allies for not taking part in the conflict. Hegseth insisted that the military has

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