It's Wednesday, May 13th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is Wad today.

A show congratulating Me Too canceled director Brett Ratner on his upcoming trip to China,

alongside President Donald Trump and a bunch of CEOs.

The director of the Rush Hour franchise and the Melania documentary,

I Know You Didn't Watch, will be scouting locations for Rush Hour 4,

a movie that is only happening because Trump wants to see it.

No, I am not kidding.

On today's show, Secretary of Defense slash little boy Pete Higgseth returns to the Hill with an inflated ego.

And speaking of inflation, consumer

prices are continuing to rise. You probably already knew that. But let's start with China.

President Trump will arrive in Beijing today for the long-awaited U.S. China summit. It's Trump's

first trip to China in nearly a decade, and one where both sides see big opportunities, mostly to make

money. It's also a trip in which the global balance of power has shifted, arguably in China's

favor. Back in 2017, when Trump visited Beijing, he was a China hawk who said that China would,

lie, cheat, and steal in all international dealings. Now he's heading into China with declining

pull numbers in the midst of an unpopular war with no clear exit plan. He's looking to make

deals, not problems. Meanwhile, China has become an economic and military powerhouse more than

able to stand up to the U.S. and Trump's trade wars, and the whole world has noticed. So what leverage does Trump have going into these

talks in Beijing? And what does it mean for the future of the U.S.-China relationship?

To find out, I spoke to Philem Kyn. He's a D.C.-based China correspondent at Politico.

Phelam, welcome to what today. Thanks for having me. President Trump and Chinese President Xi are meeting in Beijing this week for the first time since 2017.

And I'm curious.

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