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trade relationship between the two superpowers. Trump said he would ask Xi to "open up" China's economy to major tech companies. He added that he also expected a "long talk" about Iran, though
Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15, following weeks of delays due to the US-Israel [war](/tag/israel-iran-conflict/) on Iran. The talks are expected to focus on trade
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
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
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
trade war, Xi also extended an olive branch to Trump when he opened the talks in Busan, describing China’s ambitions as “not incompatible with President Trump’s goal of ‘Making America Great Again
talks, amid fears he may be tempted to weaken US support for Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by China, in return for Xi’s help. White House officials said Trump would travel with
related issues.” The biggest items on the agenda in the world’s most important bilateral relationship will be trade, Tehran and Taiwan. ## Building bridges The road to the Xi-Trump summit was [set in Busan
relations. The summit was largely overshadowed, however, by Trump’s decision to launch airstrikes on Syria, then led by Beijing-backed Bashar al-Assad, during Xi’s visit. ## July 2017 in Hamburg, Germany Xi
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
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
relations, said the talks focused on Russian military and economic support, including transit routes for Iranian trade. “If the US blockade continues, then the Caspian Sea and the land link with Russia will become
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
relations at International Crisis Group. "I think that the Chinese delegation understandably expended an enormous amount of diplomatic effort trying to convey the impression that President Xi was President Trump's geopolitical equal. What
relations after a tumultuous 18 months that saw Trump launch a second trade war with the world’s second-largest economy, according to analysts. The standoff saw each side roll out escalating
relations with [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news) are worse than at any time since the depths of the cold war. Russian forces have so far been unable to take the whole of the Donbas region
talks on the situation. Rather than simply pressuring Iran to reopen Hormuz, Beijing is positioning itself to demand a comprehensive “grand bargain.” Why settle for a minor concession when you can force
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