U.S. President Donald Trump departed for China on Tuesday (May 12). The leaders of ‌the world's two largest economies will hold their first face-to-face talks in more than six months as they try to stabilize ties strained by trade, the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran and other areas of disagreement.

Trump is heading to China amid an unresolved Iran war with diplomatic negotiations to end it at an impasse. Beijing maintains ties with Iran and remains a major consumer of its oil exports.

Trump has been leaning on China to use its influence to push Tehran to make a deal with Washington and end the conflict that began when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February.

The Republican president is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday, ahead of talks set to take place Thursday and Friday. It will be his first trip to China since 2017.

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1. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP EXITING THE OVAL OFFICE AND WALKING TOWARD THE WHITE HOUSE SOUTH LAWN (MUTE)

2. MARINE ONE DEPARTING WHITE HOUSE

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3. VARIOUS OF MARINE ONE ARRIVING ON TARMAC

4. VIEW OF MARINE ONE AND DONALD TRUMP EXITING

5. TRUMP WALKING ACROSS TARMAC TO BOARD AIR FORCE ONE

6. TRUMP CLIMBING STAIRS TO BOARD

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