Beijing, May 12 -- US President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in the Chinese capital on Wednesday for a high-stakes, two-day summit with President Xi Jinping, marking their first in-person dialogue six months after brokering a trade war truce.

The summit, deferred from its original March date due to the US-Israeli conflict involving Iran, transpires as President Trump seeks a significant diplomatic triumph amidst domestic discontent over the ongoing Middle East "quagmire."

The conflict has placed considerable strain on US-China relations and dealt a blow to Beijing's economy. The Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with Washington's maritime blockade of Iranian ports, has left Chinese vessels stranded and crippled cru...