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centerREPORTGulf investments and economic interests motivate Beijing to help Trump end war
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Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 05/12/2026 - 21:55 China has benefited from the US's failures in Iran, but it has its own motivations to end the war US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at Gimhae Air Base, near Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on 30 October 2025 (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump is set to meet his counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Thursday in Beijing for a two-day visit. Bu
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