Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes talks with Xi on trade and Taiwan
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President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the world’s two biggest powers prepare for talks on Taiwan, trade and the fragile U.S.-China relationship increasingly shaped by military tensions and economic rivalry.
The meeting comes at a volatile time for Washington, as the ceasefire between the United States and Iran faces increasing tension following recent military exchanges in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump is expected to press Xi on China’s economic and strategic support for both Iran and Russia, including oil revenue, dual-use components and potential arms transfers, according to senior administration officials.
Top US business leaders, including executives from Apple, Boeing, Tesla, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, are also traveling to Beijing with Trump, emphasizing that the administration is focused on securing economic agreements as well as strategic talks.
President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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The White House also previewed discussions on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and China’s rapidly expanding nuclear program; these are areas where authorities acknowledge deep mistrust and limited progress despite ongoing communication channels.
On the economic front, the administration is focusing on more targeted trade regulations, including a proposed U.S.-China “Trade Board” that would help manage trade in non-sensitive goods. The framework could initially cover “double-digit billions” in trade, with an emphasis on sectors such as agriculture and aviation, officials said.
This is Trump and Xi’s second meeting under the Trump administration, after their last face-to-face meeting at the Busan Summit in South Korea in October 2025. This is Trump’s first official visit to China since 2017.
President Donald Trump is expected to press Xi on China’s economic and strategic support for both Iran and Russia, including oil revenue, dual-use components and potential arms transfers, according to senior administration officials. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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The summit also comes after more than a year of tariff hikes and uneasy truces between Washington and Beijing; Both sides are still trying to stabilize a trade relationship strained by export controls, rare earth disputes and retaliatory tariffs.
Trump entered office promising a much more aggressive trade stance toward China; It has imposed sweeping tariffs and export restrictions, triggering Beijing’s retaliatory measures and shaking global markets. Although both governments later agreed to a temporary trade ceasefire at talks in Busan, South Korea, in 2025, most of the underlying disputes remained unresolved.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have grown closer amid the war in Iran. (Sergei Guneev/Reuters)
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Talks in Beijing are expected to include additional Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products and aircraft, as well as a possible extension of regulations on rare earth exports, administration officials said.
The administration also took a determined stance on Taiwan before the summit.
The United States approved more arms sales to the island in Trump’s first year than during the entire previous administration, officials said, reinforcing that Washington has not eased its defense commitments despite ongoing talks with Beijing.
