Analysis-Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins

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Amid tensions due to the Iran war, President Trump is heading to China seeking economic wins and potential trade deals. His agenda includes discussions on agricultural goods and cooperation to address geopolitical conflicts.

By Mei Mei Chu, Antoni Slodkowski and Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted that towering trade tariffs would bring America's main economic rival to heel. He heads to China this week with that ambition blunted by court rulings, narrowing his goals to a few deals on beans, beef and Boeing jets, and enlisting China's help to resolve his unpopular Iran war, political analysts say.