History repeats in Shenzhen? China hosts another lame-duck US president

What happened: China is preparing to host US President Donald Trump at a multilateral gathering, expected to include a meeting with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in two weeks, after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterms. Key numbers: Two weeks until the expected meeting; Republicans lost both chambers in Tuesday's midterms; a decade since Obama was hosted Why it matters: The article frames Trump as a "lame-duck" president, drawing a parallel to Barack Obama's politically hobbled appearance at the G20 a decade earlier.

China is preparing to host US President Donald Trump at a multilateral gathering, expected to include a meeting with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in two weeks, after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterms.

The article frames Trump as a "lame-duck" president, drawing a parallel to Barack Obama's politically hobbled appearance at the G20 a decade earlier.