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Trump Says China is Supportive on Iran War as He Meets Xi in Beijing

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BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump reviews an honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)Photographer: China Pool/Getty Images AsiaPac

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By Chris Bourke

May 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM UTC

Good morning and happy Friday, it’s James here in Canberra. The big news for the region is the meeting that took place yesterday in Beijing between Presidents Trump and Xi, complete with goose-stepping soldiers and flag-waving children. Of course, the summit was meant to happen earlier in the year, but was postponed by the US due to the Iran war — which Trump says Xi has offered help with. Meanwhile back in Australia, supermarket Coles was found to have misled shoppers and Qantas is taking advantage of soaring oil prices to turn the screws on Air New Zealand. — James Mayger, Government Reporter.

Supermarket giant Coles misled customers with its “Down Down” discount campaign, a Federal Court judge ruled yesterday, mounting fresh scrutiny on supermarket pricing amid a cost-of-living squeeze.