It's three strikes and you're out for China. Trump should make this Xi's last chance

Expectations are low for breakthroughs when Xi Jinping meets President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. this week.

If China remains intransigent during the high-stakes diplomacy, it will be time for America to end decades of dialogue with Beijing.

The Trump administration is setting the bar low for the summit.

A continuation of last October’s trade truce, reached when the two leaders met in South Korea, is the most that officials are now hoping for.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been talking with a Chinese delegation about an extension.

The truce expires November 10.

XI PREPARES CHINA ‘FOR BATTLE’ AS EXPERT WARNS OF GRAVE DANGER FACING US AHEAD OF DC SUMMIT The Chinese should be happy with no disruption in the relationship.

On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in the words of China’s Global Times, that "China-US relations have generally moved along the path toward a constructive relationship of strategic stability." Of course, China wants "stability." The Chinese side, in a stable environment, will be able to continue dangerous and unacceptable conduct, such as selling fentanyl, stealing U.S. intellectual property, engaging in predatory trade practices, supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, maintaining secret police stations on American soil.

And helping Iran kill American service personnel in the Persian Gulf.

TRUMP SAYS CHINA 'SPIES' ON US AFTER REPORT TIES CHINESE IMAGERY TO IRAN STRIKE China has made its satellites available to that regime for targeting U.S. forces.

On March 1, Iran almost certainly used that targeting data to kill six American service members in Kuwait.

In July, Iran again relied upon Chinese satellite data to kill three more Americans , this time in Jordan.

Washington’s China diplomacy has completely failed.