This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the geopolitical dynamics and possible outcomes of the Trump-Xi summit with former New York Times Beijing Bureau Chief and host of Face-Off: the US vs. China , Jane Perlez , whether or not the United States has essentially lost the war it started in Iran, and how badly the latest round of gerrymandering will hurt the Democrats and America as a whole in the upcoming midterms and beyond.

Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

Jonathan Cheng for The Wall Street Journal: Trump Faces an Emboldened China in Return to Beijing

Rush Doshi, Chris McGuire, Heidi E. Crebo-Rediker, David Sacks, and David M. Hart for Council on Foreign Relations: At the Trump-Xi Summit, China Will Have the Upper Hand

Michelle Chapman for Associated Press: Who was on Trump’s plane to China? Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO and more

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