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Beijing pageantry, Pentagon math

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Adrian Monck
May 14, 2026
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Trump landed in Beijing on 14 May with Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Jensen Huang for a two-day summit with Xi. He brought the men who make what China buys, six weeks into the Hormuz war. The delegation roster reads triage, not reconciliation. The Pentagon told Congress it …

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