The Trump administration has confirmed the May 14-15 Beijing summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, though Beijing has not officially confirmed. This meeting has sparked debate about its potential outcomes.

The Trump administration has assured us that the long-awaited summit in Beijing between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will now be held on May 14 to 15. Whether you believe the meeting will go ahead is up to you. Beijing has not confirmed it, but neither has it contradicted the White House. That is more than can be said for Tehran’s brutal response to White House claims that US-Iran peace negotiations are under way. Even if we take the White House summit claim at face value,....