Trump in China to meet President Xi to talk trade, Iran war
Trump-xi Jinping talks, US-China Summit: The summit is scheduled to begin on Thursday, when the two leaders will hold bilateral talks and a formal banquet.
Trump-Xi Meeting: President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo) Trump-Xi Meeting: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday landed in Beijing for bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and discuss trade, Iran war and America’s arms sales to Taiwan among other issues.
Trade Truce And Strategic Talks In Focus
The summit is scheduled to begin on Thursday, when the two leaders will hold bilateral talks and a formal banquet. Trump is accompanied by CEOs of tech firms including, Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang among others.
President Donald Trump walks with China’s Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo)
Before departing the White House on Tuesday, Trump talked about US-China relations and told reporters, “We’re two superpowers. We’re the strongest nation on Earth in terms of military. China’s considered second.”
The summit in Beijing marks the first visit by a US president to China in nearly a decade as Trump aims to maintain a fragile trade truce with the second largest economy in the world and strike some deals, Reuters reported.
Trump Pushes For Greater Access To Chinese Market
Referring to the CEO delegation accompanying him, Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, “I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic.”
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun was asked about Trump’s post on CEOs to which he said Beijing stands ready to “expand cooperation, manage differences and inject more stability and certainty into the turbulent world”.
Iran War And Taiwan Likely To Feature In Discussions
When asked if the Iran war will be discussed with the Chinese president, Trump said “We have a lot of things to discuss. I wouldn’t say Iran is one of them, to be honest with you, because we have Iran very much under control.”
.@POTUS proceeds down the red carpet in Beijing — briefly giving his signature fist pump to the assembled Military Honor Guard and Chinese youth flag wavers pic.twitter.com/aDBQdDjsx8
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Trump, who is scheduled to remain in China for the next two days, will have meetings including a grand reception at The Great Hall of the People, a tour of UNESCO heritage site Temple of Heaven and a state banquet.
Talks between Trump and Jinping would cover range of issues, including Iran war, US’ arms sales to Taiwan among others. Beijing had earlier objected to Washington’s sales of arms to Taiwan, which is a democratically governed island claimed by China.
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