Trump in China, ICE’s New Acting Director, NBA Trailblazer Dies and more

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

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China is giving President Donald Trump a red-carpet welcome, ahead of a high stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Meanwhile, ceasefire talks between the US and Iran remain stagnant. After testing faintly positive for hantavirus, CNN speaks to an American is quarantining in the University of Nebraska’s biocontainment center. David Venturella is expected to take a quieter approach to leading ICE than some of his predecessors. Plus, the NBA’s first out gay player and pioneer for LGBTQ inclusion in sports has died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Wednesday,
0:05.7	May 13th.
0:07.2	China has rolled out the literal red carpet for President Donald Trump.
0:14.6	Trump touched down in Beijing Wednesday night China time, as Trump walked down the steps
0:18.5	of Air Force One, a crowd of 300 Chinese children waved
0:21.9	American and Chinese flags chanting welcome, welcome, enthusiastically welcome.
0:28.6	Trump is set for a big day of meetings with Chinese leaders Xi Jinping on Thursday.
0:32.5	CNN White House senior reporter Betsy Klein is in Beijing for us.
0:36.5	The war with Iran complicating President Trump's strategy for this China trip as a peace deal
0:40.5	remains elusive.
0:41.9	China has close ties with Iran.
0:43.4	It's the largest consumer of Iranian oil, so there's much to discuss with the war likely
0:47.9	to dominate their talks.
0:49.4	Trump could encourage Xi to push Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz and agree to a peace
0:53.7	deal.
1:00.0	They're expected to also unveil some new trade deals, and Trump has said he'll raise the case of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai. Now, many analysts say Trump is walking into a meeting where Xi holds all the cards and that the Chinese leader might use that leverage to push for more control over Taiwan.
1:09.0	That's a space to watch closely.
1:12.1	A lot more news coming up, including ICE is getting a new acting director. We'll tell you about
1:16.8	them. Stick around.
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