"Good things take time," as the old saying goes. After
postponing his trip in March after launching the war with Iran, US President Donald Trump is set to visit China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing at the end of the week. The meeting comes as the world still faces an
ongoing energy crisis due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade,and while peace negotiations between Tehran and Washington seem to be deadlocked. Moreover, trade disputes between China and the US still lurk from behind the scenes.
Against this backdrop, both countries have an incentive to ensure the meeting between the two leaders comes off as a success. Neither Trump nor Xi are ready to lose face. Both want to remain the "strong man."
"Trump desperately needs some good news on the foreign policy front," said Chu Yin, a political scientist at the Beijing-based Pangoal think tank and a former professor at the Beijing University of International Relations.
