Trump-Xi summit: Trade, Taiwan and Iran on the table at high-stakes Beijing meeting

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Trump-Xi summit: Trade, Taiwan and Iran on the table at high-stakes Beijing meeting

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Trump arrives in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping to discuss trade, Taiwan arms sales, and Iran as the backdrop to carefully managed diplomacy between the two governments. Reports note it is the first state visit to China by a US leader in nine years and frame the talks as a test of stabilizing ties amid global concerns about war, trade disputes, and regional security. Articles converge on the sequence of Trump’s arrival and the goal of a long discussion on Iran, while noting Taiwan-related arms sales could be on the agenda; differences arise in emphasis on urgency and economic linkage versus geopolitical signaling.

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Trump-Xi summit: Trade, Taiwan and Iran on the table at high-stakes Beijing meeting
France 24
France 24
Leaning left
5/13/2026

Trump-Xi summit: Trade, Taiwan and Iran on the table at high-stakes Beijing meeting

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.

Live updates: Trump set to arrive in Beijing for summit with Xi against backdrop of Iran war
The Hill
The Hill
Balanced
5/13/2026

Live updates: Trump set to arrive in Beijing for summit with Xi against backdrop of Iran war

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.

Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi amid US war with Iran
ABC News
ABC News
Leaning left
5/13/2026

Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi

"We have a lot of things to discuss," Trump said on Tuesday. President Donald Trump is in Beijing for a multi-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which he said he'd seek to deepen diplomatic and economic ties between the world's two largest economic powers. After his arrival at Beijing Capital.

Trump Lands in China for High-Stakes Trade Summit as Iran Looms
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Leaning left
5/13/2026

Trump Lands in China for High-Stakes Trade Summit as Iran Looms

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.