US president offers no news of any breakthrough on Iran. Plus, how renters’ rights could be key issue in midterms Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. In his visit to China , Donald Trump, has seemed to revel in Chinese hospitality and flattery. Walking in the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, the US president was overheard saying that Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, was giving him roses for the White House Rose Garden, according to a pool report. What has China said on Iran? On Friday, China’s foreign ministry again called for a ceasefire in Iran and said the strait of Hormuz should be opened “as soon as possible”. Ahead of the summit, there was speculation the US might appeal to China , the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, to use its leverage to encourage