Trump-Xi Meet: Trump Says Will Push Xi to Open Up China | China-US Trade Talks Start in South Korea

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-13

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[00:00:11]US President Donald Trump says [music] he would ask Xi Jinping to open up China to American firms as he heads to Beijing for a high-stakes summit [music] that will also bring up the Iran war.

[00:00:34]Delegations from China and US meet for trade [music] talks in South Korea hours before US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing. Officials are likely to put finishing touches on any announcements made during Trump-Xi summit.

[00:01:01]NBC News reports US military is considering renaming Iran conflict Operation Sledgehammer if truce fails and Trump presumes war, replacing Operation [music] Epic Fury, and potentially resetting 60-day congressional war authorization clock.

[00:01:25]Iran's Foreign Minister [music] Seyed Abbas Araghchi to arrive in New Delhi today for a two-day BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting as [music] the expanded grouping seeks to address escalating West Asian tensions and their impact on global [music] energy security.

[00:01:52]Iraq and Pakistan [music] reportedly cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf In a demonstration of the Iran's ability [music] to control energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

[00:02:15]North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects several munition factories and calls for modernizing [music] production systems, tightening quality controls, and boosting efficiency >> [music] >> to strengthen countries' military capabilities.

[00:02:33]The that is former top drug war enforcer and Philippine senator Ronald dela Rosa.

[00:02:38]He urges military to stop government attempts to arrest and [music] fly him to the Netherlands to stand trial on charges of crimes against humanity.

[00:02:51]Copper prices have surged to a record $6.58 per pound, now up 75% since October 2023 and over 40% in the last 12 months. The surge comes amid tight supply, declining inventories in China, and surging demand for data center construction.