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5 min readChinese President Xi Jinping is heading to Washington this week, and President Trump plans to personally meet his plane when it lands outside the capital. The White House will host a state dinner for Xi and his wife, returning the elaborate welcome ceremony China put on for Trump during his visit to Beijing this spring. The visit comes as both sides look to extend the trade truce they have settled into.
Xi's Strategic Visit
David Pearson, who covers China for the Times, explained that Xi has calculated that high-level meetings with Trump help placate him, making the president feel he has good relations with one of the world's most powerful people. Pearson noted that Trump has responded well to this dynamic with other strongman leaders like Vladimir Putin. China also holds an edge because Trump's party faces a difficult election, and he may not want to risk stirring up a new trade fight that would hit voters right now.
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- 1 (00:29) **Xi Jinping’s Washington Visit** - Preparations are underway for Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Washington, with President Trump expected to meet his plane personally.
- 2 (02:26) **Xi Skips UN General Assembly** - While Xi heads to Washington, world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, which Xi is skipping.
- 3 (03:26) **Media Lawsuit Over White House Ban** - CNN, MSNBC, and Politico are suing the Trump administration after being barred from the White House, arguing the ban violates the First Amendment.
- 4 (04:36) **White House Promotes "Trump TV"** - With the traditional press pool absent, the White House has started promoting its own video feed online, branding it as “no noise, just the news.”
- 5 (05:15) **Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Clears Hurdle** - Paramount has resolved the last major legal obstacle to its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a massive media conglomerate.
- 6 (07:08) **Remembering the "Bug Chef"** - David George Gordon, a science writer known for his cookbook promoting insect gastronomy, has died at age 76.
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Show Notes
Plus, the man who helped put bugs on the menu.
Here’s what we’re covering:
- With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump, by David Pierson
- Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bars CNN, by Michael M. Grynbaum and Ali Watkins
- Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant, by Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall
- German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan, by Jim Tankersley, Christopher F. Schuetze and Philip Kaleta
- David George Gordon, Apostle for Bugs on the Dinner Plate, Dies at 76, by Michael S. Rosenwald
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