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Trump and Xi Jinping, now officially confirmed for May 13-15 following statements from both the White House and China’s Foreign Ministry. Washington has repeatedly signalled the importance it attaches to the meeting, while
strait of Hormuz (to countries “hostile” to Iran), which has caused global energy prices to surge, including in the US where gas and fertiliser costs have soared. Sources have [told CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/world/live-news/trump-iran-war-news) that
meeting with China’s president, Xi 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
meeting: Could China, US form a ‘G2’? US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a two-day summit with China’s President Xi Jinping, marking the two leaders’ first
Strait of Hormuz are sending oil prices to new highs. The [US-Israel war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/11/iran-war-live-trump-slams-tehrans-reply-israel-kills-2-medics-in-lebanon) entered its 73rd day on Monday. Late on Sunday, US President Donald Trump flatly rejected Iran’s latest
Strait of Hormuz. ### **Potential deals** While other presidents scolded Xi about human rights and warned him to leave Taiwan alone, Trump has long expressed an admiration for Xi and the power he wields within China
Xi-Trump summit was [set in Busan](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/30/five-key-takeaways-donald-trump-meeting-xi-jinping-china-us-trade-talks) last October, when the US and China agreed a temporary truce in the trade war Trump unleashed last year, during which tariffs on China reached
Trump’s scheduled summit with President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15. US officials have openly pressed China to lean on Tehran to open up the strait. But Beijing’s willingness
meeting to go well as China needs stability in the global economy. It is now the lead trade partner for more than 120 countries, but Xi will know he cannot appear too confident during Trump
meeting between Xi and Trump is being carefully watched.  in the hopes that the US-Israeli war against Iran would
Xi Jinping. White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said an opening ceremony and meeting will be on Thursday morning, and [the trip](/economy/2026/4/7/trump-to-pursue-stability-with-chinas-xi-in-may-meeting-ustr-greer-says) will conclude on Friday. The US plans to host
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are [expected to meet in China in May](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05dpr1m71go). On Tuesday, China published monthly export numbers for March, which showed a sharp slowdown in growth
meeting will bring the US policy towards China back to these three principles,” Wang told Al Jazeera. The stakes are high for Beijing, where the view of Trump has shifted from a “predictable transactional counterpart
Strait of Hormuz,” he said. Feng Chucheng, founding partner of the Beijing-based Hutong Research, said a further escalation in the war “would threaten China’s economic and energy security to a degree that could
Xi's power in China. Keith says it is important to note that this is just the first of potentially four meetings between the leaders this year, depending on how their talks go. - ➡️ **A recent
Xi is unlikely to agree to any request from Trump to restrict oil purchases or arms sales between Beijing and Tehran. There has been expectations that the US president would like the Iran
Hormuz, barely a day after it had been announced, he gave the impression that an opportunity for a peace deal had materialised that could not be missed. To the surprise of nobody who has been
meet this week, experts say this is the best time for President Xi Jinping to negotiate. The US is busy with wars in the Middle East, and President Donald Trump’s approval rating is cratering
meetings in the Situation Room on Saturday – has once again decided to use diplomacy as a giant smokescreen prior to a further military attack on Iran once the ceasefire expires on Wednesday. At minimum