Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping | First Thing

Good morning. Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening, the first visit to China by a US president since he was last there nearly a decade ago, as he seeks to mend power and prestige weakened by the war in Iran. But the Middle East conflict he started – and seems unable to finish – will cast a long shadow over two days of talks, amid fears he may be tempted to weaken US support for Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by China, in return for Xi’s help. …