Xi, Iran and China
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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025.
Beijing has responded to President Donald Trump’s statement that his postponed China visit for talks with counterpart Xi Jinping would take place in mid-May. “The two countries are in communication regarding President Trump’s visit to China,
The planned visit by Cheng Li-wun appears designed to show Beijing’s influence and convey a benign message ahead of the summit with President Trump.
US president Donald Trump says he will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping in China on 14-15 May, after delaying the landmark trip amid the US-Israel war with Iran. This would be the first visit to China by a US president in nearly 10 years.
A bipartisan group of senators has plans to visit Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Their aim is to bolster U.S. alliances that are seen as important to countering China.
Traditional allies have come to see the US under Donald Trump as an unreliable partner. Now they’re looking to hedge bets, and Xi Jinping appears happy to oblige.
Every week that passes without a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping gives fresh grievances time to accumulate.
President Trump's planned trip to China has been indefinitely postponed due to the economic fallout and geopolitical chaos caused by his decision to start a war with Iran, which has strained the U.S.
A long-awaited meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place in Beijing on May 14 and 15, the White House said.