<description>&lt;p&gt;A US President has not been to China since Donald Trump’s last trip nine years ago, so what will happen when Xi Jinping rolls out the red carpet for him again? Could there be progress made in Iran, Taiwan, or rare earth minerals? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yalda tells Richard what her contacts in the region are making of the meeting and where the war in Iran might be heading. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Richard also details some of his reporting in the West Bank, in light of the New York Times investigation which alleges Israeli forces committed crimes against Palestinians. Some details of this story may be upsetting. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can watch Richard’s full report from 2023 &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/palestinian-man-beaten-isreali-settlers-troops-west-bank-rcna123488" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And read Kristoff’s NYT piece &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/israel-palestinians-sexual-violence.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:theworld@sky.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;theworld@sky.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can also watch our podcasts on our YouTube channel &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheWorldwithRichardandYalda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

Sky News

Trump versus Xi: Who will win the battle of the superpowers in Beijing?

MAY 13, 202625 MIN
The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

Trump versus Xi: Who will win the battle of the superpowers in Beijing?

MAY 13, 202625 MIN

Description

A US President has not been to China since Donald Trump’s last trip nine years ago, so what will happen when Xi Jinping rolls out the red carpet for him again? Could there be progress made in Iran, Taiwan, or rare earth minerals? Yalda tells Richard what her contacts in the region are making of the meeting and where the war in Iran might be heading. Richard also details some of his reporting in the West Bank, in light of the New York Times investigation which alleges Israeli forces committed crimes against Palestinians. Some details of this story may be upsetting. You can watch Richard’s full report from 2023 here. And read Kristoff’s NYT piece here. You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at [email protected] You can also watch our podcasts on our YouTube channel here.