Trump And Xi Meet This Week: Here’s What They’re Really Fighting Over

What Was Supposed to Happen

This week, President Trump hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The plan was a lavish state visit with smiles and handshakes.

What actually happened is a room full of hard disputes. The two leaders will sit across a table crowded with fights. According to the Washington Times, disputes fill the negotiating table where the two leaders will meet behind the pageantry.

It is not just about trade deals or tariffs. The agenda includes people behind bars and wars far away.

Families Waiting for Answers

Family members of over a dozen Christians are praying for help. The Daily Caller reports that they desire Trump to bring up their cases with the head of the Communist regime.

One man, Gao Pu, is a Chinese Christian who came to the U.S. for school in 2007. He is now applying for asylum. Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife, Pang Yu, are the parents he represents.

Fraud allegations are the reason the couple remains incarcerated in a Chinese prison. Gao Pu describes their treatment with deep anger. He stated, “The way they are treated is just, you know, inhumane and just brutal and they’re actually, like, animalistic.”

Supporters worry these cases will get lost in the big talk. Per The Daily Caller, everyday normal families question whether high-level summits like this can produce outcomes for their lives, such as life-changing outcomes for them.

Russia, Iran, and Taiwan

According to the New York Post, the meeting also addresses how China aids U.S. enemies, noting Beijing has helped Tehran kill Americans and sent Moscow crucial help to prolong a war President Donald Trump wants ended now.

Trump will be able to strike China hard with new sanctions powers if it continues backing Russia. Xi recognizes his economy sits on dangerously dicey ground as growth stalls far below any healthy level.