Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss trade, Taiwan and Iran

From May 14 to 15, U.S. President Donald Trump held a summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In addition to pageantry, the summit featured discussions about Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan, and bilateral trade. Both Washington and Beijing emphasized a relationship based on “constructive strategic stability.”Many countries, particularly those in Asia, were watching closely to see how the two leaders got along, what they agreed on, and what divided them. We asked four experts to tell us about the reactions in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines.Read more below.William Chou Senior Fellow and Deputy Director The post Asian Reactions to Trump’s Summit with Xi appeared first on War on the Rocks.

The high-profile Beijing summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping ended with bombastic, positive statements — especially from the Trump White House, which called the US president “the dealmaker-in-chief” — but with little info known about concrete deals between the two rival superpowers. Trump praised Xi during the visit, calling him a “great leader” and “a man I respect greatly.” Addressing reporters at a press event alongside Xi, Trump also indicated that he and Xi “feel very similar” about the Iran war, which has been dominating global politics since the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran in late February. READ: Trump, Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing […]...Keep on reading: US-China summit exposes Trump's limits on Iran war, Taiwan

President Trump is back home following a high-stakes meeting in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping that focused on trade, Taiwan and the spiking energy prices amid the war in Iran. Trump arrived on Wednesday and met with Xi the following day. He praised Xi, telling him it was "an honor" to be his friend....

Donald Trump hopes to have China help him end the war in Iran, but this goal seemed far from guaranteed as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Beijing. Xi Jinping, in turn, took the chance to warn the US over Taiwan.

President Trump concluded his summit in China with President Xi Jinping where the two leaders discussed trade, Taiwan and the ongoing conflict in Iran. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Aaron MacLean report.

President Trump departed China on Friday after a two-day summit with President Xi Jinping, that underscored dueling priorities and resulted in a potentially steadier relationship but no apparent major business deals. Trump was overheard saying Xi would gift Trump some roses for the White House Rose Garden. And he reiterated that the Chinese leader would...

US President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday ending his three-day visit, during which he held several rounds of talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on a host of issues including the Iran war and trade. Before Trump's departure, both leaders had a private meeting at Zhongnanhai, the well-guarded compound in Beijing where top leaders reside. However, deep differences seem to persist between the two leaders on the issue of Taiwan. Both leaders also held talks on Thursday, during which Xi warned Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could trigger "clashes and even conflicts" between the two countries, the Chinese state media reported. According to a readout of their meeting issued by the White House, Trump invited Xi and his wife to the White House on September 24, as both leaders agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to support the free flow of energy. During their farewell meeting on Friday Xi said Trump's visit was a historic and landmark one and the two

In his first visit to China in nearly nine years, U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping managed to portray an ambience of coexistence and cooperation, despite some barbs traded. Notably, Thursday’s meeting centered Iran, Taiwan and trade issues. The White House said the two sides agreed that the Strait of Hormuz should "remain open" and that Iran should not possess nuclear weapons, while the Chinese foreign ministry reiterated its stance on the Iran war. The absence of major differences and blow-ups, along with trade deals forged, are the key points of the summit. Much hinged on this meeting, which had been delayed due to the war in Iran. The ceremonial pomp was befitting of the occasion. Trump and Xi visited the Temple of Heaven complex and Zhongnanhai compound, which is adjacent to the Forbidden City. Synonymous with China’s power, it hosts the Chinese leader’s primary residence as well as central government headquarters. The public exchanges between the two were sufficiently welcoming and friendly, more so on the part of the U.S. president. T

Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart are set to meet again in Beijing on Friday to wrap up the US president’s two-day state visit.

Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart are set to meet again in Beijing on Friday to wrap up the US president’s two-day state visit.

Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump started a crucial series of meetings in Beijing on Thursday in a U.S.-China summit where stability in the relationship is the main goal of the two days of discussions.The White House and Chinese state media said the leaders concluded their meeting Thursday morning after about two hours. Trump is expected to leave just after midday Friday after a final private meeting with Xi. But few breakthroughs are expected on divisive issues ranging from the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan.Trump hopes to focus the summit talks on trade and deals for China to buy more agricultural products and passenger planes, setting up a board to address their differences and avoid a repeat of the trade war ignited last year after Trump’s tariff hikes.In their closed-door meeting, Xi told Trump that if Taiwan is handled well, U.S.-China relations “will enjoy overall stability.” If not, the two countries risk “clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy,” Xi said, according to China’s official Xinhua News Agency.Trump in December authorized an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, a self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory. The U.S. has not yet moved forward with delivery.Xi said China’s door of opening to U.S. business will only open wider, he told American corporate leaders who accompanied Trump. The U.S. president said the business leaders all respect and value China and he encourages them to expand cooperation with China, Xinhua reported.The war with Iran is also likely to be a key topic. Ahead of the meetings, Trump hoped China would use its considerable leverage to prod Iran to agree to U.S. terms to end the two-month old war or reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz, but he has tempered those calls ahead of the summit. —Associated Press

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing for a high-stakes summit. While Trump struck an optimistic tone about the future, Xi warned that Taiwan remains a critical risk to US-China relations. (Source: Bloomberg)

Donald Trump is in China where he's set to take part in highly-anticipated talks with President Xi Jinping. The two sides are to discuss trade, the war in Iran, and Taiwan. This is the US President's first visit to the country in ten years. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Beijing, Yena Lee.

Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping is expected to focus on trade, AI, Iran, Taiwan and global power rivalry. Commentators see limited chances for major breakthroughs, noting China’s strategic advantage in rare earths and technology. While some stress the need for cooperation on global crises, others warn of growing geopolitical competition and shifting influence from the US toward China.

Trump visits Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi as Iran, trade and Taiwan strain US-China ties.

China welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing on Thursday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two powers sought to stabilise relations strained by trade disputes, tensions over Taiwan and the ongoing conflict involving Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump lands in Beijing for a three-day summit with President Xi. The two leaders are expected to discuss trade, the war in Iran, the technology race and more. The Hindu’s China correspondent, Ananth Krishnan, breaks down what we can expect from the meeting, and what needs to happen for the two sides to declare this meeting a success. 

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US President Donald Trump has called China's Xi Jinping a great leader and a friend as they kicked off two days of talks set to cover their fragile trade truce, the Iran war and US arms sales to Taiwan.

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea ShalalBEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to ask China to help end the costly and unpopular Iran war in discussions with President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, with peace talks stalled and the global economic cost of the conflict increasing.The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran looms large over Trump's visit to China, the first by a U.S. president since his last trip there in 2017, although analysts say he is unlikely to get the support he wants.

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China’s Xi Jinping called for Washington and Beijing to be “partners not rivals” as two days of talks with US President Donald Trump kicked off on Thursday. The day began with Xi welcoming US President Trump with a handshake at the opulent Great Hall of the People. Accompanied by Trump, Xi shook hands with several US officials, including Pentagon Peter Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was known throughout his career as a fierce opponent of Beijing. Trump and Xi stood in the centre as a Chinese military band played The Star-Spangled Banner and then the Chinese national anthem as cannons fired. Jumping schoolchildren in brightly coloured outfits waving US and Chinese flags chanted “welcome, welcome” as Trump and Xi walked past them in the square. “You’re a great leader, sometimes people don’t like me saying it, but I say it anyway,” Trump later told Xi as they sat across from each other, flanked by their delegations. “There are those who say this may be the biggest summit ever … It’s an honour to be with you. It’s an honour to be your friend and the relationship between China and the USA is going to be better than ever before,” Trump said. For his part, the Chinese president said the two countries should be “partners and not rivals”. “A stable China-US relationship is a boon for the world. Cooperation benefits both sides, while confrontation harms both. We should be partners and not rivals,” Xi said. Xi added he was “happy” to receive Trump for the US leader’s first trip to China since 2017 as “the world has arrived at a new crossroads”. The two leaders will also enjoy a state banquet at the hall in the evening, and Trump will visit the historic Temple of Heaven, a World Heritage site where China’s emperors once prayed for a good harvest. The US president arrived for the two-day summit on Air Force One late on Wednesday accompanied by top CEOs, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Tesla’s Elon Musk — symbols of business deals Trump hopes to reach. The trip to Beijing marks the first by a US president in nearly a decade, after Trump visited in 2017, accompanied — unlike this time — by his wife Melania. ‘Big hug’ Top of Trump’s wish list will be business deals on agriculture, aircraft and other topics, with a host of top businessmen in the US leader’s delegation. Aboard Air Force One en route to Beijing, Trump vowed on social media to push Xi to “open up” China to US firms “so that these brilliant people can work their magic”. But Trump is dealing with a different and more emboldened China to the one he visited nine years ago, with a host of unresolved trade and geopolitical tensions between the two countries. The Iran war in particular has threatened to weaken Trump’s position in talks with Xi, having already forced him to postpone it from March. The US president said he expected a “long talk” with Xi about Iran, which sells most of its US-sanctioned oil to China, but insisted that “I don’t think we need any help with Iran” from Beijing. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a somewhat different tone. “We hope to convince them to play a more active role in getting Iran to walk away from what they are doing now, and trying to do now in the Persian Gulf,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told broadcaster Fox News in an interview aired Wednesday. Tariff truce? The long-simmering trade war between the two countries will also be top of the agenda, after Trump’s sweeping tariffs last year triggered tit-for-tat levies that exceeded 100 percent. Trump and Xi are set to discuss extending a one-year tariff truce, which the two leaders reached during their last meeting in South Korea in October, although a deal is far from certain. On Taiwan, another issue that has bedevilled ties, Trump said on Monday he would speak to Xi about US arms sales to the self-governing democracy claimed by China. That would be a departure from historic US insistence that it will not consult Beijing on its support for the island, and one which will be closely watched by Taipei and US allies in the region. China’s controls on rare earth exports, AI rivalry and the countries’ raucous trade relationship are also among the topics expected to be taken up by the two heads of state. Both sides will be looking to come out of the summit with whatever wins they can, while also stabilising an often tense relationship between Beijing and Washington that has global implications. Trump will also be hoping to leave with a firm date for a reciprocal visit by Xi to the United States later in 2026, to prove his rapport with his Chinese counterpart.

BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump received a grand welcome at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday ahead of talks with China's Xi Jinping set to cover their fragile trade truce, the Iran war and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. With his approval ratings dented by his entanglement in the Middle East, Trump's hotly anticipated trip to China - the first by a U.S. president to America's main strategic rival since his last visit there in 2017 - has taken on added significance. Joining him on the trip are a group of CEOs looking to resolve issues with China, including Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, a late addition. Trump has said his first request to Xi will be to "open up" China to U.S. industry. Kicking off the pomp-filled two-day summit, Trump was greeted by Xi on the red carpet outside the imposing ceremonial building, with the leaders shaking hands and smiling warmly. A brass band played the national anthems before the leaders strolled past rows of military honour guard and children waving flowers and U.S. and Chinese flags, with Trump occasionally patting Xi on the ba

- President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to feature major breakthroughs on key issues like trade, US relations with Taiwan or the war in Iran. He arrived at an elaborate welcome ceremony on Wednesday night, and his motorcade rolled past a series of American and Chinese flags, as well as skyscrapers lit with Chinese characters reading "Beijing Welcome." The Republican president headed to his hotel afterward and had no public events. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet Trump during a ceremony on Thursday at the Great Hall of the People, a hub for legislative action by the communist government and a centre for key cultural and social events on the Western side of Tiananmen Square. They will have a bilateral meeting before Trump visits the Temple of Heaven - a religious complex dating to the 15th century that symbolizes the relationship between heaven and earth. Trump

US president says he and his Chinese counterpart have ‘known each other for a long time’ and Xi is ‘great leader’Trump in Beijing – latest updatesFive key issues for Xi-Trump summitUS president Donald Trump has met with China’s leader Xi Jinping for a momentous summit that will pack negotiations on global conflict, international trade and the future of artificial intelligence into just over 24 hours.Trump arrived at the Great Hall of the People, an imposing Mao-era building that borders the western edge of Tiananmen Square, on Thursday morning for an opening ceremony followed by an hour of face to face talks with Xi. Continue reading...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan. Xi greeted Trump at the opulent Great Hall of the People at just past 10:00am (0200 GMT), a grand reception that belies the deep tensions between the world’s biggest economies. Accompanied by Trump, Xi shook hands with several US officials, including Pentagon Peter Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was known throughout his career as a fierce opponent of Beijing. Trump and Xi stood in the centre as a Chinese military band played The Star-Spangled Banner and then the Chinese national anthem as cannons fired. Jumping schoolchildren in brightly coloured outfits waving US and Chinese flags chanted “welcome, welcome” as Trump and Xi walked past them in the square. The two leaders will also enjoy a state banquet at the hall in the evening, and Trump will visit the historic Temple of Heaven, a World Heritage site where China’s emperors once prayed for a good harvest. The US president arrived for the two-day summit on Air Force One late on Wednesday accompanied by top CEOs, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Tesla’s Elon Musk — symbols of business deals Trump hopes to reach. The trip to Beijing marks the first by a US president in nearly a decade, after Trump visited in 2017, accompanied — unlike this time — by his wife Melania. ‘Big hug’ Top of Trump’s wish list will be business deals on agriculture, aircraft and other topics, with a host of top businessmen in the US leader’s delegation. Aboard Air Force One en route to Beijing, Trump vowed on social media to push Xi to “open up” China to US firms “so that these brilliant people can work their magic”. But Trump is dealing with a different and more emboldened China to the one he visited nine years ago, with a host of unresolved trade and geopolitical tensions between the two countries. The Iran war in particular has threatened to weaken Trump’s position in talks with Xi, having already forced him to postpone it from March. The US president said he expected a “long talk” with Xi about Iran, which sells most of its US-sanctioned oil to China, but insisted that “I don’t think we need any help with Iran” from Beijing. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a somewhat different tone. “We hope to convince them to play a more active role in getting Iran to walk away from what they are doing now, and trying to do now in the Persian Gulf,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told broadcaster Fox News in an interview aired Wednesday. Tariff truce? The long-simmering trade war between the two countries will also be top of the agenda, after Trump’s sweeping tariffs last year triggered tit-for-tat levies that exceeded 100 percent. Trump and Xi are set to discuss extending a one-year tariff truce, which the two leaders reached during their last meeting in South Korea in October, although a deal is far from certain. On Taiwan, another issue that has bedevilled ties, Trump said on Monday he would speak to Xi about US arms sales to the self-governing democracy claimed by China. That would be a departure from historic US insistence that it will not consult Beijing on its support for the island, and one which will be closely watched by Taipei and US allies in the region. China’s controls on rare earth exports, AI rivalry and the countries’ raucous trade relationship are also among the topics expected to be taken up by the two heads of state. Both sides will be looking to come out of the summit with whatever wins they can, while also stabilising an often tense relationship between Beijing and Washington that has global implications. Trump will also be hoping to leave with a firm date for a reciprocal visit by Xi to the United States later in 2026, to prove his rapport with his Chinese counterpart.

President Trump and Xi Jinping arrived for their high-stakes summit Thursday morning in Beijing. They are expected to discuss trade, Taiwan and the war with Iran. Jessi Mitchell anchors CBS News' special report.

The world's two most powerful men are set to discuss trade, Taiwan, and the Iran War in a high-stakes summit across two days in Beijing.

The world's two most powerful men are set to discuss trade, Taiwan, and the Iran War in a high-stakes summit across two days in Beijing.

The world's two most powerful men are set to discuss trade, Taiwan, and the Iran War in a high-stakes summit across two days in Beijing.

Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are meeting on Thursday in Beijing for a US-China summit where few breakthroughs are expected on divisive issues ranging from the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing, a high-stakes summit as the two countries aim to stabilize their trading relationship and grapple with uncertainty over Iran.

The Iran war, Taiwan, trade, tariffs and AI could all feature in Donald Trump's first visit to Beijing in nearly nine years. Follow live.

US President Donald Trump is in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Follow our rolling coverage.

The high-stakes summit is expected to cover a wide range of contentious topics, including trade, technology, export controls, Taiwan, and the Iran war.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were set to hold summit talks in Beijing on Thursday, with trade, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Taiwan and technological competition expected to top the agenda. Following a pomp-filled welcome ceremony at the imposing Great Hall of the People, Trump and Xi will sit down to discuss those consequential issues that the international community has been closely watching due to their security and economic implications. Trump arrived in the Chinese capital Wednesday evening for a three-day visit, marking his first trip to China since November 2017. His trip came amid an impasse in peace talks between the United States and Iran on ending the Middle East war and reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The two leaders last met in person in Busan, South Korea, on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, where they reached a one-year trade truce aimed at lowering existing tariffs and suspending further trade restrictions, such as China's curbs on rare earth elements. Ahead of his trip to China, Trump unde

Ahead of the crucial talks, security has been heightened in Beijing, with the US president set to meet Xi at the Great Hall of the PeopleGreetings from Beijing, where I awoke to CNN coverage of Chinese social media mocking Donald Trump and America as a fading superpower.CNN noted that China’s tough internet censors had evidently allowed these comments to appear. But then my TV suddenly “lost signal”, which felt suspicious, though the coverage soon resumed. Continue reading...

The trip to Beijing marks the first by a US president in nearly a decade, after Trump last visited in 2017.

Donald Trump China Visit LIVE: The US President is on a two-day visit to China during which, he will hold a Summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping to talk trade, Iran war, disruptions caused by it and arms sale to Taiwan.

BEIJING, China – US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to tackle thorny issues dividing the two superpowers when they meet in Beijing on Thursday, with Iran, trade and Taiwan on the cards. Xi will greet Trump with pomp and ceremony as they meet at 10:00 am in the opulent Great Hall of the People, a lavish welcome that belies the deep tensions between the world’s biggest economies. READ: Trump arrives in China for superpower summit with Xi The two leaders will also enjoy a state banquet at the hall in the evening, and Trump will visit […]...Keep on reading: Trump, Xi set for high-stakes talks in Beijing

Trump and Xi's summit comes at a crucial moment for the global economy, as the war on Iran continues to disrupt trade.

President Trump is in Beijing for a state visit to America's chief global competitor, and increasingly, its chief geopolitical rival. Trump has long targeted China as an economic foe of the U.S. while cultivating a relationship with President Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. Nick Schifrin reports from Beijing.

The war in the Middle East will loom over talks as Trump becomes the first US president in nearly a decade to visit China.

Kelly Grieco, Senior Fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center joins Balance of Power to discuss the recent news reported that Iran may still have intact missile capabilities. Iran's missile capabilities brings more light to the Trump, Xi Summit as the conflict continues between the US and Iran.  President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a US leader in nine years, as the world’s two largest economies look to stabilize ties with a summit playing out against the backdrop of the Iran war. Air Force One touched down at the Beijing Capital International Airport slightly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, where Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, a military honor guard, and hundreds of flag-waving children readied a red-carpet greeting ceremony for the US president. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Trump is meeting in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a highly-anticipated summit. The two world leaders are expected to discuss Iran, Taiwan, trade and more. Weijia Jiang has the latest.

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President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

TRUMP TRAVELS TO CHINA  ... CAN HE GET XI'S HELP IN ENDING THE WAR? ... WSJ: Trump Heads to China for First Time in Almost a Decade President Trump is on his way to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, where over the coming two days the leaders are expected to discuss issues related to trade and the war in Iran.

President Trump touched down in Beijing on Wednesday ahead of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News' Courtney Kealy and Ramy Inocencio have the latest.

US President Donald Trump arrived in China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit during which he will discuss a host of global issues, including the Iran war, with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump, who is visiting China at the invitation of President Xi, was received by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the airport. The leaders of the world's two largest economies will hold their seventh face-to-face talks. They last met face-to-face in October 2025 in Busan, South Korea. The US President arrived in China on his second visit in nine years to clinch a trade deal, to end the frictions over tariffs that affected its over USD 525 billion exports to the US. Trump, who is accompanied by top CEOs, was the last US president to visit China in 2017, during his first term. President Trump would have a bilateral meeting with Xi on Thursday, US Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said on Sunday. The two leaders will meet again on Friday for a bilateral tea and working lunch, s

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war , trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. The meat of the summit won't happen until Thursday, when the leaders hold bilateral talks and a formal banquet. But the Chinese offered Trump a pomp-filled welcome, literally rolling out the red carpet for him after Air Force One landed in the Chinese capital. The president was greeted by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng; Xie Feng, China’s ambassador to Washington; Ma Zhaoxu, executive vice minister of foreign affairs; as well as the U.S. envoy to Beijing, David Perdue, according to the White House. The welcoming ceremony included a military honor guard, a military band and some 300 Chinese youths waving Chinese and American flags and chanting, “Welcome, welcome! Warm welcome!” as Trump made his way to his waiting limousine. “We're the two superpowers,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House on Tuesday for the long flight to Beijing. “We're the strongest nation on Earth in terms of mi

The leaders of the global superpowers are expected to discuss the war in Iran, tariffs, AI and Taiwan during the two-day visit.

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his first China visit in a decade, seeking to press Xi Jinping on trade and the Iran war. (Source: Bloomberg)

United States President Donald Trump arrived in the Chinese capital of Beijing on Wednesday for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese state media reported. Ahead of the trip, Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to “open up” China to American firms, as he headed to Beijing for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the conflict in the Middle East. Trump touched down on Air Force One at Beijing Capital International Airport at 7:50pm (4:50pm PKT) after the long flight from Washington. He was welcomed by Chinese dignitaries, a tightly choreographed formation of military honor guard and dozens of Chinese students waving US and Chinese flags as he disembarked Air Force One in the waning hours of twilight on Wednesday. Pausing midway down the red carpet as the students chanted “welcome, welcome, warm welcome” in Mandarin, he punched the air and smiled broadly before departing in his limousine. In a sign of Trump’s focus on business, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One during a stopover in Alaska, with Tesla’s Elon Musk also travelling on the presidential plane to China. “I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People’s Republic to an even higher level!” Trump wrote on social media after departing Washington. A host of other top CEOs, including Apple’s Tim Cook, will also be in Beijing for the visit, the first by a US president to China in nearly a decade. But Trump’s ambitions to ramp up trade will have to contend with political frictions over Taiwan and the war in the Middle East, which already delayed the trip from March. As he departed the White House, Trump said he expected a “long talk” with Xi about Iran, which sells most of its US-sanctioned oil to China. But he also downplayed disagreements, telling reporters that “I don’t think we need any help with Iran” from China and that Xi had been “relatively good” on the topic. Yet Beijing is growing impatient for peace, with China’s foreign minister urging his Pakistani counterpart on Tuesday to step up mediation efforts between Iran and the United States. ‘Big deal’ This week’s trip — the first since Trump visited Beijing in 2017 — will involve highly anticipated talks with Xi on Thursday and Friday, as well as lavish pomp and ceremony. The packed itinerary includes a state banquet in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People and a tea reception. Trump said on Monday he would speak to Xi about US arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by China — a departure from historic US insistence that it will not consult Beijing on its support to the island. China’s controls on rare earth exports, AI rivalry and the countries’ raucous trade relationship are also among the topics expected to be taken up by the heads of the world’s top two economies. The two sides are set to discuss extending a one-year truce in their tariff war, which Trump and Xi reached during their last meeting in South Korea in October. The tense buildup to the superpower summit was already visible on the streets of Beijing, with police monitoring major intersections and checking the ID cards of passengers on the metro, AFP journalists saw. “It’s definitely a big deal,” said Wen Wen, a 24-year-old woman travelling from the eastern city of Nanjing, when asked by AFP about Trump’s visit. “Some progress will certainly be made,” she said, noting that she hopes China and the United States can ensure “lasting peace” despite “recent instability in the global situation”. ‘Very good relationship’ The United States and China have long sought to stabilise their relationship despite increasingly seeing each other as adversaries in trade and geopolitics. Trump has repeatedly touted a strong personal relationship with Xi, which he insisted on Monday would prevent a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing. “I think we’ll be fine. I have a very good relationship with President Xi. He knows I don’t want that to happen,” he said. Trump’s trip will be closely scrutinised by Taiwan and Asian allies for any sign of weakening US support. Beijing has grown more confident and assertive since Trump’s 2017 trip and the US president finds himself in a weakened position as he seeks a way out of his Iran war. But the summit also comes at an uncertain time for China’s economy, which has struggled in recent years with sluggish domestic spending and a protracted debt crisis in the once-booming property sector.

The meat of the summit won't happen until Thursday, when U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold bilateral talks and a formal banquet.

Trump, visiting China at Xi’s invitation, was received at the airport by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a hotly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

President Trump arrives in China on Wednesday morning for a high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping. The meeting marks the first state visit to China since Trump’s last trip in 2017. The two leaders last met in October in South Korea. Here's what to watch. The president is facing growing calls from Republicans and Democrats to...

President Donald Trump is expected to address the Iran war, trade and Taiwan in talks with China's Xi Jinping. DW has more.

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping aimed at easing deep tensions between the rival superpowers. Ai...

The Iran war is expected to dominate talks between the two leaders over the next two days, with discussions on US arms sales to Taiwan, mutual trade and artificial intelligence also expected.

President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a US leader in nine years, as the world’s two largest economies look to stabilize ties with a summit playing out against the backdrop of the Iran war.

The Iran war will cast a long shadow over the talks. Plus, the 100 best novels of all timeGood morning.Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening, the first visit to China by a US president since he was last there nearly a decade ago, as he seeks to mend power and prestige weakened by the war in Iran.What is the state of US-China relations? The two countries remain locked in a fragile tariff truce, reached last autumn after tensions threatened to erupt into a full-scale trade war. Trump has long complained about China’s trade surplus with the US, while Beijing has opposed American export controls and sanctions.What is the latest with the US-Iran ceasefire? The war has entered its third month, with Tehran tightening its grip over the strait of Hormuz and Washington struggling to turn a fragile ceasefire into a lasting settlement. Behind the scenes, US officials have spent weeks urging China to put pressure on Iran to reopen the strait and accept US terms for peace.What did the Atlantic allege? It reported that Patel’s alcohol consumption had become “a recurring source of concern across the government” which made him a “national-security vulnerability”, citing interviews with more than two dozen people including current and former FBI officials. Patel denies all the allegations, calling them “outrageous” and “malicious”. Continue reading...

US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence. While Trump likes to project a sense of strength, the visit occurs at a delicate moment for his presidency as his popularity at home has been weighed down by the US and Israel's war with Iran and rising inflation as a consequence of that conflict. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing for talks on Taiwan, trade, Iran and China's support for Russia amid rising U.S.–China tensions.

US President Donald Trump's highly anticipated visit to Beijing on Wednesday comes at a restless moment for a world worried about war and trade disputes. Trump has said he will have a "long talk" about Iran with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and will also discuss US arms sales to Taiwan. Here's what to know about the summit.

Trump and Xi meet as trade, Taiwan and the Iran war dominate a high-stakes US-China summit.

US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing for his first China visit in a decade, seeking to press Xi Jinping on trade and the Iran war. (Source: Bloomberg)

It is nearly 10 years since the US president made a state visit to China, and Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominateDonald Trump’s state visit to China this week – the first by the US president in nearly a decade – comes amid a time of geopolitical upheaval, a new and intractable conflict in the Middle East, and a sometimes rocky relationship between the world’s two major superpowers.There is much for Trump and Xi Jinping to discuss, but a few key issues are likely to dominate the agenda. Continue reading...

US President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to “open up” China to American firms as he headed to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the conflict in the Middle East. In a sign of Trump’s focus on business, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One during a stopover in Alaska, with Tesla’s Elon Musk also travelling on the presidential plane to China. “I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People’s Republic to an even higher level!” Trump wrote on social media after departing Washington. A host of other top CEOs, including Apple’s Tim Cook, will also be in Beijing for the visit, the first by a US president to China in nearly a decade. But Trump’s ambitions to ramp up trade will have to contend with political frictions over Taiwan and the war in the Middle East, which already delayed the trip from March. As he departed the White House, Trump said he expected a “long talk” with Xi about Iran, which sells most of its US-sanctioned oil to China. But he also downplayed disagreements, telling reporters that “I don’t think we need any help with Iran” from China and that Xi had been “relatively good” on the topic. Yet Beijing is growing impatient for peace, with China’s foreign minister urging his Pakistani counterpart on Tuesday to step up mediation efforts between Iran and the United States. ‘Big deal’ This week’s trip — the first since Trump visited Beijing in 2017 — will involve highly anticipated talks with Xi on Thursday and Friday, as well as lavish pomp and ceremony. The packed itinerary includes a state banquet in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People and a tea reception. Trump said on Monday he would speak to Xi about US arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by China — a departure from historic US insistence that it will not consult Beijing on its support to the island. China’s controls on rare earth exports, AI rivalry and the countries’ raucous trade relationship are also among the topics expected to be taken up by the heads of the world’s top two economies. The two sides are set to discuss extending a one-year truce in their tariff war, which Trump and Xi reached during their last meeting in South Korea in October. The tense buildup to the superpower summit was already visible on the streets of Beijing, with police monitoring major intersections and checking the ID cards of passengers on the metro, AFP journalists saw. “It’s definitely a big deal,” said Wen Wen, a 24-year-old woman travelling from the eastern city of Nanjing, when asked by AFP about Trump’s visit. “Some progress will certainly be made,” she said, noting that she hopes China and the United States can ensure “lasting peace” despite “recent instability in the global situation”. ‘Very good relationship’ The United States and China have long sought to stabilise their relationship despite increasingly seeing each other as adversaries in trade and geopolitics. Trump has repeatedly touted a strong personal relationship with Xi, which he insisted on Monday would prevent a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing. “I think we’ll be fine. I have a very good relationship with President Xi. He knows I don’t want that to happen,” he said. Trump’s trip will be closely scrutinised by Taiwan and Asian allies for any sign of weakening US support. Beijing has grown more confident and assertive since Trump’s 2017 trip and the US president finds himself in a weakened position as he seeks a way out of his Iran war. But the summit also comes at an uncertain time for China’s economy, which has struggled in recent years with sluggish domestic spending and a protracted debt crisis in the once-booming property sector.

President Donald Trump will begin a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday as the two countries engage in a fierce trade war and the U.S. conflict with Iran rages on.

President Donald Trump is expected to address the Iran war, trade and Taiwan in talks with China's Xi Jinping. DW has more.

The US president will arrive with tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook, with trade, AI and Taiwan all set to be discussedDonald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening, the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to mend power and prestige weakened by the war in Iran.Trump will bring tech leaders, including Elon Musk of Tesla and Tim Cook of Apple, and plans for headline-grabbing deals. He has said he expects China’s leader, Xi Jinping, would “give me a big, fat hug when I get there”. Continue reading...

BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence. “We're the two superpowers,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House on Tuesday. “We're the strongest nation on Earth in terms of military. China’s considered second.” While Trump likes to project a sense of strength, the visit occurs at a delicate moment for his presidency as his popularity at home has been weighed down by the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran and rising inflation as a consequence of that conflict. The president is seeking a win by signing deals with China to buy more American food and aircraft, saying he'll be talking with Xi about trade “more than anything else.” The Trump administration hopes to begin the process of establishing a “Board of Trade” with China to address differences between the countries. The board could help prevent the trade war ignited last year after Trump's tariff hikes, an action China cou

Donald Trump's 2-Day China Visit Live Update: During the trip, US arms sales to Taiwan, China's controls on rare-earth exports, and the countries' raucous trade relationships are among the main issues expected to be taken up by Trump and Xi.

When the leaders of the globe's two economic powerhouses meet, they are set to tackle a loaded agenda, from US arms transfers to Taiwan, Beijing's rare earth export restrictions, the situation in Iran, to the state of bilateral trade relations.

Donald Trump is expecting economic deals and a “wild” welcome this week in China. He’ll arrive facing an emboldened Xi Jinping, just as his own hand is constrained by the conflict in Iran. Bloomberg's Stephen Engle breaks down what is at stake. (Source: Bloomberg)

For the next two days, Trump will participate in bilateral meetings with Xi Jinping. A state banquet and a working lunch are also planned during Trump's visit.

President Trump headed to China on Tuesday for a high-stakes and highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Before leaving, Mr. Trump downplayed the need for Xi to intervene in the stalled peace talks with Iran. Anna Coren reports from Beijing.

BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump departed for Beijing on Tuesday (Washington time) for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid hopes that the long-awaited meeting will help ease tensions in their deepening strategic rivalry and foster cooperation on complex issues, such as Iran. Trump is scheduled to land in Beijing on Wednesday evening (local time) for a three-day visit, marking his first trip to China since November 2017. This trip comes despite an impasse in U.S.-Iran talks aimed at ending the war and reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz. On Thursday morning, Trump and Xi are set to hold a meeting, which would be the first of four possible bilateral talks this year, including meetings on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, in November and the Group of 20 gathering in Florida in December. Before departing, Trump told reporters that he will discuss "a lot of different things" with Xi. "I would say more than anything else will be trade," he said. During their talks, Trump and Xi are expected to discuss trade, the se

Ahead of a summit in Beijing, President Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have almost nothing to talk about when it comes to the war with Iran. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean joins to discuss.

Trump gives conflicting messages on prominence of Iran war in upcoming talks, with his administration emphasising trade.

President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping will be long on ceremony but short on deliverables -- with potential risks for American security, analysts predicted this week.

President Trump is embarking on a high-stakes visit to China this week to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the two leaders are expected to tackle a number of issues including the war in Iran and trade. The meeting marks the first state visit to China since Trump’s last trip in 2017. The two...

Donald Trump sought to downplay differences with Xi over Iran and the shadow the conflict is casting on global oil markets. The two leaders are expected to discuss trade issues, Iran war, and Taiwan.

Donald Trump is expecting economic deals and a “wild” welcome this week in China. In reality, he’ll arrive facing an emboldened Xi Jinping, just as his own hand is constrained by the conflict in Iran.  When the US president touches down in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a 36-hour summit, it’ll mark his first overseas trip since waging war in the Middle East. Over talks at the Great Hall of the People and a state dinner, followed by morning tea, the leaders will discuss trade, tariffs and the self-ruled island of Taiwan. Another agenda item, of course, is Iran.  Sara Schuman, Managing Director at Beacon Global Strategies and former Senior Trade Representative for China at the Office of the United States Trade Representative joins Balance of Power to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for his trip to China this afternoon, President Trump laid out his plan to discuss the Iran war with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

US President Donald Trump said he would prioritize trade discussions during his summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, and downplayed the amount of attention they would devote to the Iran war.

Donald Trump is heading to Beijing with some of America’s biggest business leaders for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping focused on trade tensions and the escalating war in Iran

US President Donald Trump is expected to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday where he will meet with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss increasing trade between the two countries. Trump said that the two leaders will also have a "long talk" about Iran and that he would speak to Xi about US arms sales to Taiwan.

President Donald Trump will be the first US leader in almost a decade to visit China when he lands in Beijing on Wednesday. His much-anticipated summit with President Xi Jinping — delayed from March due to the Iran war — offers the leaders of the world’s two largest economies a chance to reset personal ties and look for common ground on trade, technology and a range of other contentious topics.

US President Donald Trump is hoping for a foreign policy win at the upcoming summit with China's Xi Jinping. The Iran war, trade deals and Taiwan are expected to be high on the agenda during Trump's visit to Beijing.

US President Donald Trump is hoping for a foreign policy win at the upcoming summit with China's Xi Jinping. The Iran war, trade deals, and Taiwan are expected to be high on the agenda during Trump's visit to Beijing.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to depart for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid hopes that the long-awaited meeting will help ease tensions in their deepening strategic rivalry and foster cooperation on complex issues, such as Iran. Trump is scheduled to land in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a three-day visit, marking his first trip to China since November 2017. This trip is seen by some as unusual as it comes against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic. On Thursday morning, Trump and Xi are set to hold a bilateral meeting, which would be the first of at least four possible bilateral talks with Xi this year, including those on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, in November and the Group of 20 gathering in Florida in December. During their talks, the leaders are expected to discuss trade, the security of Taiwan, the ongoing U.S.-Israel war on Iran and artificial intelligence (AI), among other issues, according to senior U.S. officials. North Korea could also b

Donald Trump is expecting economic deals and a “wild” welcome this week in China. In reality, he’ll arrive facing an emboldened Xi Jinping, just as his own hand is constrained by the conflict in Iran.

President Trump is headed to China to meet with Xi Jinping as the Iran war continues and Taiwan's future remains at stake. Isaac Stone Fish, the CEO and founder of Strategy Risks, joins with more.

Meeting comes amid tentative trade truce but Iran, Taiwan and tensions over global supply chains will be complicating factorsSign up for the Breaking News US emailOn the Iran war, Donald Trump said the ongoing fragile ceasefire was “on life support” after dismissing Tehran’s peace proposal as “totally unacceptable”.“I would call it the weakest, right now, after reading that piece of garbage they sent us – I didn’t even finish reading it,” he told reporters in the Oval Office yesterday. Continue reading...

President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are expected to publicly emphasize stability during Thursday’s high-stakes summit after the two superpowers have been locked in an escalating economic struggle over trade, access to China’s rare earth minerals and AI. Trump is also suggesting he’ll lean on Xi to force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

China says it is ready to work with the United States in the pursuit of "more stability" globally, ahead of this week's meeting between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. The White House has said the visit - the first of an American president to China since 2017 - is of "tremendous symbolic significance". The war in Iran is likely to be top of the agenda, with Beijing also signalling that they want Taiwan to be central to discussions.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump arrives in China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit that is expected to mainly focus on trade and economic ties. But, the US-Iran conflict is likely to dominate the strategic calculations of both Washington and Beijing. The May 13–15 visit — the first by a sitting US president to China in nearly nine years — comes at a moment when the world’s two largest economies are struggling to stabilise relations after months of tariff disputes, geopolitical rivalry and growing tensions in the Middle East. US President Trump is scheduled to hold one-on-one talks with the Chinese president, attend a state banquet and tour Beijing’s historic Temple of Heaven during the three-day visit. Yet behind the ceremonial optics lies a more urgent diplomatic objective: securing Chinese cooperation on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz crisis, which continues to disrupt global trade and energy markets. White House press secretary described the trip as a “visit of tremendous symbolic significance,” saying the president hoped to “deliver more good deals” during his stay in Beijing. The expected composition of the presidential delegation underscores that while economic diplomacy remains central to the visit, the US-Israeli war on Iran is reshaping its strategic context. Trump has invited senior executives from some of America’s largest corporations — including Elon Musk of Tesla, Tim Cook of Apple, Larry Fink of BlackRock and Kelly Ortberg of Boeing — signalling Washington’s intent to revive commercial engagement even amid geopolitical tensions. Executives from Citigroup and Qualcomm are also expected to participate in discussions on investment, manufacturing and technology cooperation. The trip had originally been planned for March or April but was postponed after the Middle East conflict intensified. Since then, the war has become an increasingly central factor shaping the US-China diplomacy. Washington is expected to press Beijing to use its considerable influence with Tehran to help de-escalate tensions and ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for Chinese energy imports and global oil supplies. US officials also hope China will avoid obstructing efforts at the United Nations to condemn attacks on commercial shipping in the Gulf. China, meanwhile, has quietly positioned itself as a potential mediator. Together with Pakistan, Beijing has backed diplomatic initiatives aimed at securing a ceasefire and reopening maritime routes through Hormuz. Chinese and Pakistani officials reportedly advanced a five-point framework earlier this year designed to restart negotiations and contain the regional conflict. China’s proactive diplomacy reflects not only strategic ambition but also economic necessity. The prolonged conflict has added fresh strain to an already slowing Chinese economy. Rising oil prices have increased production costs for industries reliant on petrochemicals, including plastics and textiles. Although China’s large oil reserves and rapid transition toward renewable energy and electric vehicles have softened the blow, the conflict continues to threaten export-driven sectors that remain essential to Chinese growth. Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit appeared to highlight China’s influence in the region and seemed intended toward coordinating positions ahead of Trump’s arrival. The United States closely monitored the visit. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio remarked: “I hope the Chinese tell him what he needs to be told. And that is that what you are doing in the strait is causing you to be globally isolated. You’re the bad guy in this.” Analysts say Washington increasingly recognises that any sustainable diplomatic opening with Tehran may require Beijing’s involvement. Yet asking Beijing for assistance also exposes Washington to political criticism at home. Prominent Middle East scholar Vali Nasr warned that Trump could face difficult trade-offs in Beijing. Reposting a Financial Times report on the visit on X, Nasr cited a US official as saying: “I would expect the president to apply pressure” on China over Iran when he goes to Beijing. He added that this would not be easy, noting that Trump would effectively have to ask Xi for help — which could be seen as a sign of weakness, would likely come at a cost, and could fail if China refused. In another post, Nasr said there was concern in China that the US could escalate the war after Trump’s visit, potentially straining Beijing’s relations with Tehran. US President Trump himself has publicly downplayed China’s support for Iran. Asked recently about Beijing’s ties with Tehran during the conflict, he responded: “It is what it is, right? We do things, too, against them.” Trump also faces mounting domestic criticism over the war. A Senate Democratic leader recently accused the president of dragging the country into “an illegal, costly war without any goals or any endgame”. “The best way to lower costs and end this chaos is to end this illegal war,” Chuck Schumer said on X, adding that Democrats would force another vote on a War Powers Resolution to withdraw US troops from hostilities involving Iran. “If Republicans vote against our resolution, they will continue to bear the blame for Trump’s war,” he warned. Despite these tensions, both Washington and Beijing appear determined to prevent the Iran conflict from pushing an already fragile relationship into deeper confrontation. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make a return visit to Washington later this year, underscoring that, even amid intensifying rivalry, both sides still see value in maintaining high-level engagement.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet Thursday morning in Beijing, according to the White House, for a high-stakes summit that will be dominated by discussions on trade and the war in Iran.

Taiwan, tariffs and the strait of Hormuz are on the meeting’s agenda for Beijing – but will the US president be forced to ask for help in ending his war with Iran?On 20 February, a White House official confirmed that US president Donald Trump would be travelling to Beijing the following month to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Top of the agenda: the US-China trade war.One week later, Trump approved joint strikes with Israel against Iran, starting a new war in the Middle East. Its ramifications have spread far beyond the region and caused alarm in Beijing. The presidential summit was postponed. Continue reading...

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have a lot on their plate when they meet this week in Beijing.

Talks on the Iran war may dominate the May 14 to 15 summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing.

By Antoni Slodkowski and Mei Mei ChuBEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) - The Iran war has strained U.S.–Chinese ties further and looks set to dominate the May 14 to 15 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart and host Xi Jinping in Beijing.Below are the key issues at stake for Washington and Beijing as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran reshapes calculations in their broader relationship:IRAN CEASEFIRE TALKS

It will be the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade, with the last visit being Trump in 2017Hello and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to China this week to meet with Xi Jinping, China’s leader. It will be the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade, with the last visit being Trump in 2017. But given all that has happened so far in Trump’s second term – a trade war and then an actual war with Iran that has led to oil and gas prices skyrocketing worldwide – the mood of this visit is likely to be quite different. Continue reading...

The U.S. war against Iran threatens to be a dark cloud following President Trump to his high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week. Trump is expected to meet with Xi on Thursday and Friday in a trip postponed because of the war from early April. This time, Trump plans to travel to...

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week as the US focuses on the war in Iran. The summit is also expected to cover trade frameworks for Boeing aircraft, soybeans, and AI semiconductors. Bloomberg’s Stephen Engle reports on what is at stake in the meeting. (Source: Bloomberg)

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita BoseWASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons as they weigh extending a critical minerals deal, according to U.S. officials previewing Trump's two-day visit to China this week.The leaders of the world's two largest economies will hold their first face-to-face talks in more than six months as they try to stabilize ties strained by trade, the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran and other areas of disagreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump is heading back to China, but this time, the Iran war raises the stakes for both sides. China is the bigger purchaser of Iranian oil. Trump had hoped China would do more to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

US leader enters talks with superpower rival from vulnerable position, but will be hoping for economic wins amid turbulent backdropIf all goes to plan over the next few days – and that is a big if – Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a highly anticipated summit with Xi Jinping, China’s leader.The trip will mark the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade. The last visit was also made by Trump, during his first term, in 2017. Continue reading...

US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the Iran war disrupts global energy supplies, fuels economic uncertainty and adds fresh strain to Washington-Beijing ties. In the latest part of a series examining how rivalry, interdependence and geopolitical crises are reshaping the relationship between the two powers, we look at how Trump’s weakened hand could tilt summit talks. When next week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was first...

As US President Donald Trump prepares to visit Beijing next week after a six-week delay, the cause of the delay – the war on Iran and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz – risks becoming a fresh point of friction in his summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. While both China and the US stand to benefit from the reopening of the strait and a permanent end to the war, Beijing and Washington have viewed the crisis through different lenses and sharply diverged over how to achieve...

US President Donald Trump heads for a superpower summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week hoping the Iran war will not spoil the mood in Beijing. Trump will be expecting a lavish welcome at the high-stakes meeting, which he delayed in March because of the Middle East conflict. But the war will still loom […]

With U.S. President Donald Trump seeking a deal to end the Iran war before he lands in Beijing, China may seek to use his weakened position to extract concessions on key issues.

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump heads for a superpower summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week hoping the Iran war will not spoil the mood in Beijing. Trump will be expecting a lavish welcome at the high-stakes meeting, which he delayed in March because of the Middle East conflict. But the war will still loom large over his first visit to China since 2017, which is supposed to focus on easing tensions over trade and Taiwan between the world’s largest economies. READ: US-China trade talks open in Paris, paving the way for Trump-Xi summit Trump said the two […]...Keep on reading: Trump heads for Xi summit overshadowed by Iran war

US President Donald Trump heads for a superpower summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week hoping the Iran war will not spoil the mood in Beijing.Trump will be expecting a lavish welcome at the high-stakes meeting, which he delayed in March because of the Middle East conflict.But the war will still loom large over his first visit to China since 2017, which is supposed to focus on easing tensions over trade and Taiwan between the world's largest economies.Trump said the two leaders would discuss the issue and that Xi had been "very respectful" over Iran.

President Donald Trump is forging ahead with plans to hold a summit with counterpart Xi Jinping next week in Beijing, despite unease among Chinese officials about holding the high-stakes meeting before the war in Iran is resolved.

President Donald Trump wants a lavish welcome in Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping next week. But the specter of the war in Iran looms large.

A high-stakes summit of the leaders this month comes as the Iran war brings fresh tumult to the relationship between the world's two largest economies.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected suggestions that China has challenged his administration over the Iran war, highlighting his “very good relationship” with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ahead of their planned summit next week. Speaking at a White House fitness event, Trump told reporters that when it comes to Iran, “we haven’t been challenged by China. They don’t challenge us,” adding that Xi “wouldn’t do that – I don’t think he’d do that because of me.” Iran is set to be on the...

President Donald Trump says China hasn't challenged the U.S. on the conflict with Iran ahead of his meeting in Beijing next week with leader Xi Jinping.

US President Donald Trump said he would discuss the Iran war with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during their summit next week and sought to downplay tensions over the conflict.