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Iran or Taiwan United States President Donald Trump has departed China following a three-day trip, touting several broad trade deals but suggesting little progress on key issues
China visit: Officials United States Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening to discuss the [Iran war](/news/2026/5/4/us-official-says-china-is-funding-iran-urges-beijing-to-help-open-hormuz) and other issues with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping. White House Principal
trip Brett Ratner, the director behind the Rush Hour movies and a [documentary on Melania Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/30/melania-review-trump-film-is-a-gilded-trash-remake-of-the-zone-of-interest), is accompanying Donald Trump to China for his summit with Xi Jinping. Trump
trip by a US leader to China since 2017. Trump and Xi’s three-day summit, which kicks off on Wednesday, is expected to focus on the US-Israel war on Iran, trade
Trump also said he was optimistic about reaching an agreement with Iran before his scheduled trip to China next week. “I think it’s got a very good chance of ending, and if it doesn
trip to China next week. “I think it’s got a very good chance of ending, and if it doesn’t end, we have to go back to bombing the hell out of them,” Trump
trip. "And we hope to convince them to play a more active role." But China will want something in return. Xi has already warned Trump during their talks that the issue of Taiwan could bring
Trump’s visit to China this week, although US officials have said they hope to make progress on other issues, aside from disagreements over the war in Iran. Speaking during the hearing, which concerned
Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/15/iran-war-live-trumps-visit-to-china-shadowed-by-conflict-with-tehran) should have never started. Both sides have released statements detailing what [Trump and Xi discussed](/news/2026/5/14/never-mess-it-up-what-xi-and-trump-said-on-day-one-of-beijing-talks), but they only overlap in limited areas. The two White House readouts published on Thursday addressed issues
issue, not only between the two sides but within Iran itself. “Neither side has a good offer on the table because even the Iranians do not yet know how they want to administer
trip "incredible," but while it was big on pageantry, it fell short on concrete agreements. Still, Trump hailed business deals for American companies and farmers while Chinese leader Xi Jinping touted
issues,” the source said. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said peace talks were progressing with Pakistan’s mediation, and warned the US and the UAE against being drawn into a “quagmire”. Iran’s state
trip When Donald Trump strode onto a stage at a campaign rally in Indiana in 2016, he made one thing clear: China was America's chief economic antagonist. "We can't continue to allow China
Iran, adding that it would be an "exciting trip" and "a lot of good things are going to happen". Xi meanwhile is expected to press for an end to US arms sales to Taiwan
trip to Beijing – the first US presidential visit in nearly a decade – [wrapped up](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/15/trump-china-visit-iran-agreement-xi-jinping-elusive) with much fanfare but little clarity about what was actually achieved. Trump said on Friday that
Iran. Trump will arrive in China on Wednesday evening for a three-day visit that will mark the first trip by a US leader to the country since 2017, when Trump visited in the early
trip winds down Donald Trump has claimed that the US and China “feel very similar” about ending the war in Iran but offered no details about a possible breakthrough. The US president was speaking alongside
trip has been delayed by his attack on Iran, a stunning demonstration of the limits of US power, and cut to just two days. “The idea of an American president going to a summit with
Iran, have only served to reinforce the view among ordinary Chinese people that the US is a troublemaker. The US president has lost his novelty value in China. Where he was once seen
issue was not handled properly. The language underlines rhetoric used by China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, in a recent phone call with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio. Trump’s decision to launch