Trump expects ‘big, fat hug’ from Xi amid tense agenda

• US expected to press China on de-escalation efforts with Tehran• Taiwan, tariffs and rare earths to dominate talks• China ‘changes Rubio’s name’ BEIJING: US President Donald Trump has said he expects a “big, fat hug” from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when they meet in Beijing this week, though multiple thorny issues between the two sides could see the former kept at arm’s length. Taiwan, tariffs, rare earths and the US-Israel war on Iran are among the contentious topics set to be discuss...