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Trump is heading to Beijing [for high-stakes talks](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/10/tehran-taiwan-trade-donald-trump-xi-jinping-us-china-summit) with Chinese leader Xi Jinping,**as they seek to maintain a tentative trade truce while navigating Iran, Taiwan and dominance over global supply
Xi Jinping, saying the two leaders would hold a “long talk” on Iran even as trade remains the main focus of the visit. The summit comes as tensions over the war involving Iran continue
talk about it. I think he’s been relatively good, to be honest with you,” Trump said of his plans to discuss the conflict – and how it has roiled global oil markets – with Xi. Minutes
Trump-Xi summit, then, is what will China do to help to resolve the conflict? It was reported [last month](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/who-can-claim-victory-iran-ceasefire-china) that China had pushed Iran to the negotiating table with
conflict, a message Xi is likely to reiterate in his talks with Trump, according to Jodie Wen, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University in Beijing. “Xi will
Xi would have a “long talk” about Iran, although he stressed that trade would remain the central focus of the visit. “Trade remains politically powerful, especially for Trump, because it gives rivalry a language that
conflict and the release of its frozen assets in response to the latest US peace proposal, insisting it was only seeking its “legitimate rights”. ## War diplomacy - **Stalled negotiations:** Trump [rejected Iran’s latest response](/news/2026/5/11/trump-says-ceasefire-on-life-support-slams-iran-response-to-us-proposal
conflict with Iran. China and Iran are [close allies and 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
Iran, but has also repeatedly signalled his desire to see a negotiated end to the conflict. “Things are moving forward but it is too early to say if a framework will be decided
talks, a banquet, and a visit to the Temple of Heaven, a complex of imperial temples where emperors would pray for a good harvest. And both Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be hoping
Trump is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged China to press Iran to ease its blockade of the Strait
conflict is in an unsteady and uncertain holding pattern. "It is remarkable that President Trump is prepared to go to China under these circumstances," said Kurt Campbell, chairman of The Asia Group
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
talks with Qatari leaders, warning that the strait must not be used as a weapon. “All the world’s states are now feeling the brunt of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,” he said
conflict? Iranian officials have [pushed back](/news/liveblog/2026/4/18/iran-war-live-tehran-says-president-trump-made-false-claims-amid-talks) against claims by US President Donald Trump on the state of negotiations, highlighting deep contradictions in messaging as tensions persist around the Strait of Hormuz. Despite this, Trump
talks, but there has been no mention of Iran’s missile arsenal or its use of regional proxies, both of which are Israeli priorities. When Trump did mention Netanyahu, it was mostly to tell
conflict rather than earning brownie points or headline diplomacy,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorised to speak to the media. US Senator Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally
conflict, mostly related to preventing Tehran from being able to expand its nuclear programme. At the weekend, Iran sent counter-proposals that Trump dismissed out of hand. , said "Shipping security and energy transit have been jeopardised by the US and its allies with the ceasefire violations and blockade. However, their evil acts will fail". Late