Trump Needs a Deal, but Xi Needs It More

Sir Keir Starmer is not the only world leader fighting for his political future. Although the substance of the Donald Trump-Xi Jinping talks are about tariffs, trade, supply issues (rare earth metals etc), fentanyl, Taiwan, and most importantly Iran, the main purpose of the meeting for both leaders will be their future political survival. This is the essential subtext that you will probably not hear about from the BBC and most legacy media.