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Trump's trip to China S5E57 05.15.2026
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Today we hear from James from Toronto Canada writes: So the American President is going to China. With all that is going on in the world, this might make sense. But when I think about your President I begin to wonder if this could be a further disaster for the United States? As a Canadian who has always had good feeling toward the US, I and many of my countrymen are concerned with your global downfall over the past 2 years. But back to China. What should be on your Presidents agenda for this important meeting with Xi? Should we read anything into Elon Musk as part of the delegation? Do you think the Iran war, which should be a major topic, might see some movement toward peace at China’s insistence or could we be looking at further escalation? Could this meeting have any impact on energy prices globally? What does the panel see as a positive outcome from these meetings and what would be your worst-case scenario? Finally, I think it’s pretty well known that China isn’t a fan of Israel. If China does become the major peace broker, what might the ramification be for the conflicts Israel is involved in? Could Xi talk Trump into abandoning Israel?
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