Victor Davis Hanson says Trump holds all the cards in China negotiations, citing U.S. energy dominance, AI growth and China's declining birth rate.

As Donald Trump grew increasingly frustrated with diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran, administration officials were closely watching whether the president’s trip to China — a nation with close ties to Tehran — would yield a significant breakthrough.

President Trump's trip to China could bolster economic relations, but failed to deliver a breakthrough deal, some trade and energy experts said.

Asked if he would approve a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan that has been held up for months, Trump said that’s up to China.

A year ago, the president promised a new era in the first major foreign trip of his second term. Now in Beijing, the war with Iran and economic strain have clouded his diplomacy.

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump started a crucial series of meetings in Beijing on Thursday in a U.S.-China summit where stability in the relationship is the main goal of the two days of discussions.

On-the-ground reports indicated that prior to boarding Air Force One, members of the American delegation gathered all materials provided by Chinese officials to the press contingent and threw them away.