Trump’s First China Visit in Nearly a Decade, Former Mayor of Arcadia Pleads Guilty to Acting as A Foreign Agent, and Jason Collins Passes

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In Beijing, China, thousands of people lined the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of President Trump as he arrived in China for his first visit in nearly a decade, setting the stage for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump invited 17 of the world's biggest financial leaders to join him on the trip, including Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang, with the White House pushing for new deals that could boost American agriculture and aircraft sales and establish a board of trade to help avoid another full-scale tariff war. Meanwhile, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, Eileen Wang, will plead guilty to acting as an illegal foreign agent of the Chinese government, a charge that has a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. And, former NBA center Jason Collins has passed away at 47 years old after fighting glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. Collins was seen as a trailblazer, as the first openly gay player in any of America's major sports leagues. Read more at https://www.latimes.com

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0:00.0	This is an L.A. Times Studios podcast.
0:09.1	In Beijing on Tuesday, thousands of people line the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of
0:14.1	President Trump as he arrived in China for his first visit in nearly a decade.
0:19.1	The high-stakes trip sets the stage for a summit with
0:21.7	Chinese President Xi Jinping, as both countries try to maintain one of the world's most
0:26.9	powerful and complicated relationships. Officials on both sides say ties between the U.S. and China
0:33.4	have been relatively stable in recent months. But according to the Associated Presses, Eduardo Castillo,
0:39.3	there's been a few unresolved issues that will take center stage at this week's summit.
0:43.3	For example, tradeations persist, and although it's possible there's going to be an extended truce,
0:49.3	some experts think that the broader conflict is far from over.
0:53.3	Technology is another sticking point, with the U.S. limiting Some experts think that the broader conflict is far from over.
0:54.2	Technology is another sticking point,
0:56.6	with the US limiting exports of advanced chips to China.
1:01.4	Taiwan is still the most sensitive issue.
1:05.6	With Beijing calling the biggest risk to the relationship,
1:09.0	but the White House has said that it doesn't expect a change
1:12.7	in the U.S. policy. The ongoing war in Iran is also expected to be on the agenda, as the U.S.
1:18.2	looks to navigate a conflict that's killed thousands of Iranians, at least 13 U.S. military members,
1:24.7	and has put pressure on oil markets and the global economy.
1:28.3	And while China has positioned itself as an unofficial mediator in the war, Trump downplayed
1:33.3	the need for President Xi Jinping's support in securing a peace deal.
1:36.3	Here's what Trump told reporters just before departing Washington.
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