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How US missile shortages after Iran war could strengthen China’s hand during Trump visit

South China Morning Post 13 May 2026 12h ago
How US missile shortages after Iran war could strengthen China’s hand during Trump visit
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Depleted US weapons stockpiles as a result of its war in Iran risk eroding Donald Trump’s bargaining power when he meets Xi Jinping in China this week. With Trump on the high-stakes trip is Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, marking the first time a Pentagon chief has accompanied a president to Beijing in decades. The weapons shortages not only raise questions about US preparedness for war in the Ind
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