Trump went to Beijing to talk Iran. He came back empty-handed

Trump went to Beijing to talk Iran. He came back empty-handed Submitted by Marco Carnelos on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 18:20 While Washington doubles down on military force, Beijing is quietly weaving the Middle East together through infrastructure and diplomacy - on its own terms US President Donald Trump gestures towards Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China on 15 May, 2026 (Reuters) On On the eve of the 14 May Beijing summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, there were understandably high expectations that the two great powers would find common ground on key issues. As Shanghai-based analyst Nelson Wong recently remarked in these pages : "Beneath the polished schedule lies a striking paradox...