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trade remains the main focus of the visit. The summit comes as tensions over the war involving Iran continue to escalate, with Tehran accusing Washington and Israel of fabricating “justifications for atrocity”, while Trump insists
Jinping, was kicked back by several weeks after Trump decided to launch strikes with Israel against Iran, starting a war in the Middle East that has caused a global energy crisis and roiled diplomatic relations
Xi Jinping, Americans largely view China as an economic rival seeking global dominance, according to [an NPR/Chicago Council on Global Affairs/Ipsos poll](https://bit.ly/49IKimu). But Americans also want to maintain a strong trading relationship
Jinping threw a grand welcome for Donald Trump on the first day of a visit that could reset ties between the rival superpowers. The military honour guard lined up outside the Great Hall
Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic, Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt and Mahmoud Abbas, the head
trading partners](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5818529/trump-china-iran-war), and there are questions about whether China has assisted Iran. The U.S. has spent weeks bombing Iran and is now blockading all ships connected to the country. ![U.S. President Donald