The 5 Biggest Problems for Presidents Trump and Xi to Tackle

Expectations for this week’s Mar-a-Lago summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are anything but great; simply getting through the 25 hours without incident would represent a significant foreign policy success. But there are plenty of obstacles ahead. Here are the biggest:

1. Trade

Let’s start with the elephant in the room. On the campaign trail, Trump proposed a 45% tariff on Chinese goods.