Upcoming Trump‑Xi summit triggers Taiwan defence boost, US‑China talks and detainee debate
A summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is prompting a flurry of diplomatic activity. The SCMP reports that U.S. pressure helped Taiwanese opposition parties approve a sharply larger defence budget ahead of the talks (32780), while another piece says a congressional commission is urging Trump to raise the issue of detained Americans with Xi (32782). A third article adds that the next round of U.S.–China trade talks is being fast‑tracked in Seoul to lay groundwork for Trump’s upcoming state visit to Beijing (32785). All sources agree the summit is imminent, but they differ on which side‑issues are being foregrounded.