# CutTheClutter: Taiwan,Iran & Thucydides Trap: Lifting the layers of Trump-Xi meet & what it says about global order

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Podcast: [ThePrint](https://stenobird.com/podcast/theprint-856747)
Published: 2026-05-15T17:44:42+00:00
Episode link: https://theprint.podbean.com/e/cuttheclutter-taiwaniran-thucydides-trap-lifting-the-layers-of-trump-xi-meet-what-it-says-about-global-order/
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## Resource

US President Donald Trump has concluded the grand summit in China, where he held talks with Xi Jinping. Today’s episode of #CutTheClutter looks at the three key highlights of Trump-Xi meet— Taiwan warning, Iran statement & The Thucydides Trap mention. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why this was a summit of unequals, and what the messages from US & China post the summit, means for the global order. ----more----Watch Cut The Clutter on Thucydides: https://youtu.be/oky6rtlo-gU

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