Donald Trump is the first US president to visit China in almost ten years. He will arrive for his summit exasperated that he has achieved none of his many and varied war aims in Iran, and having been humiliated by a weaker but dogged regime that survives in Tehran. His increasingly drawn-out conflict with Iran is hammering his approval ratings at home and leaves the Republican desperate for a visible foreign policy win. World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley analyses how Trump will be in a position of weakness during his meeting with Xi Jinping.

Donald Trump will arrive in China exasperated that he has achieved none of his war aims in Iran – something President Xi will use to his advantage, writes world affairs editor Sam…

It will be the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade, with the last visit being Trump in 2017

Though surprises are always possible, the meetings in Beijing will likely be defined by a narrow set of deliverables.