China’s Xi rolls out the red carpet for Putin and Modi as Trump upends global relations

Autocrats, populists, friends and foes, a strongman waging a war in Europe and the leader of the world’s biggest democracy will all be hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend at a summit designed to showcase Beijing as a global leader capable of providing a counterweight to Western institutions.Heads of state and delegations from across Asia and the Middle East will meet from Sunday in