Trump and Xi play nice ahead of US-China summit
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 13, 2026: A highly awaited summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping kicks off in China. But first, the British front pages discuss Prime Minister Keir Starmer's continuing struggles. Next, climate scientists are worried that El Nino will be particularly intense this year. Finally, sunburns might hold the keys to a technological revolution.
In the UK, the British front pages discuss Prime Minister Keir Starmer's continuing struggles. The Daily Star says that the PM is stuck in a zombie parliament, with over 80 MPs calling for him to go. The Sun reports that so far Starmer has "shrugged off" this latest mutiny. Metro headlines with "Number 10 Doubting Street" whilst City AM asks "Where do we go from Keir?" The Daily Telegraph explains that Health Secretary Wes Streeting has lined up a showdown with the prime minister.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is heading back to China for the first time in almost 10 years, where he will be meeting with his counterpart Xi Jinping. Foreign Policy says that Trump has changed tactic, because of Beijing's willingness to "punch back at Washington and its ability to cause real pain". The Washington Post says that "the US has given up trying to convince Beijing to reform its economic model". The Guardian reports that the Chinese government has used a linguistic workaround of a different character to represent US Secretary of State's Marco Rubio's name. China Daily says that the summit will inevitably focus on tariffs and the technological rivalry between the two countries. The Global Times reminds its readers that China and the US "share the same planet" and their relationship is key to peace on Earth.
Climate scientists are worried about the impact of El Nino this year. An opinion piece in the New York Times says we are about to get a preview of life in 2035 because a "climate monster" is growing right now in the Pacific Ocean and could lead to huge climate disruption. The Washington Post discusses the El Nino of 1877, which may have been the worst environmental disaster in human history.
But since you always have to look on the bright side of life, the BBC reports that sunburns have inspired scientists to find a revolutionary new way of storing energy.
You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.
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