BEIJING — Arriving for high-stakes talks after almost two months of delays, the US President confidently reiterated that the administration "doesn't think we need any help" resolving the ongoing Iran war, shortly before entering closed-door meetings to ask Iran's biggest trading partner to broker a peace deal.

The summit, described by both sides as a critical alignment of global powers, will primarily focus on securing soybean and Boeing aircraft purchases to appease frustrated farmers in election-critical US states ahead of the midterms. Officials expressed hope of recreating the diplomatic success of the President's 2017 visit, which featured a grand dinner in the Forbidden City and immediately resulted in massive retaliatory tariffs that saw Chinese exports to the United States decrease by 20 percent.

"We are here to firmly open up China for American business," a US spokesperson announced, speaking to a nation that has spent the last several years actively diversifying its global trade partners to reduce its reliance on Washington.

In exchange for the agricultural purchases that could boost tanking approval ratings, the Chinese delegation is expected to secure continued access to rare earth elements and magnets vital for its defense sector, while requesting potential concessions on Taiwan. At press time, both delegations agreed that underlying human rights issues and the broader implications of US arms sales would not be discussed, as neither topic polled well enough in domestic battlegrounds to warrant the friction.