Trump Begins Critical Talks with China's Xi Jinping

Anderson Cooper 360

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3.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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President Trump is in China and will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a summit where he’s expected to discuss a range of issues, including Iran, tech and Taiwan. It was delayed by the war with Iran and now could end up dominated by it, with the political and economic consequences growing, for a president who cannot seem to find a way out on his own. Plus, a stunning development in the Alex Murdaugh saga. Why a court threw out his murder convictions in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.3	The summit in Beijing, just two hours away, delayed by the war with Iran and now could end up being dominated by it, with political
0:42.0	and economic consequences growing for a president who cannot seem to find a way out on his
0:46.5	own.
0:47.5	Haya!
0:48.5	Haya!
0:49.5	Haya!
0:50.5	Haya!
0:51.5	He arrived some 12 hours ago, accompanied by Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, and a host of other business leaders and billionaires.
1:02.0	When he sits down with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, the two are expected to discuss tariffs, AI, and Taiwan, among other subjects.
1:09.0	But his big ass, sources say, will be for Xi to push Iran
1:12.9	to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a request he'll be making to borrow a phrase of his,
1:17.4	possibly without the cards to back it up. Today, as if to demonstrate the leverage that China
1:22.6	seems to have with Iran and the President seems to lack, a Chinese flag supertanker safely transited the
1:28.6	strait. It took the route that Iran prefers and got through despite an American blockade
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