{"id":2601504,"date":"2026-05-12T05:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-president-trumps-visit-to-china\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T05:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:39:55","slug":"what-to-know-about-president-trumps-visit-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-president-trumps-visit-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about President Trump&#8217;s visit to China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-to-know-about-president-trumps-visit-to-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601504&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is traveling to China this week to meet with President Xi Jinping for a two-day summit, marking their first in-person meeting in nearly six months. The talks will cover several major issues, including the Iran war, the situation around Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of a new trade deal.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, Trump will take part in ceremonial events and multiple bilateral meetings with Xi, including a touring of the Temple of Heaven and official meals.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that the stakes have shifted as Trump and Xi last met after the U.S.and Israel began operation Epic Fury in late February, escalating the Iran conflict and affecting global energy markets. It also discusses how a trade agreement could benefit Trump-especially given the prior APEC \u201ctruce\u201d on a U.S.-China trade war and the proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >create joint trade\/investment boards<\/a> to manage relations.<\/p>\n<p>On Iran, the piece highlights China\u2019s role as a potential mediator amid attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, alongside Trump\u2019s view that other countries should contribute and his recent tariff actions aimed at countries supplying weapons to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>For Taiwan, Xi is expected to seek assurances from Trump, while U.S. leadership is shown as cautious about any change in policy. The article also describes growing pressure from U.S. senators for a major Taiwan weapons sale, with Trump saying he will discuss it with Xi, though a senior U.S. official indicates there is no new U.S. policy expected.<\/p>\n<p>the article suggests Jimmy Lai-an imprisoned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-pompeo-calls-for-release-of-chinese-citizen-journalist\/\" title=\"Secy. Pompeo calls for release of Chinese citizen journalist\">pro-democracy activist<\/a>-could become a discussion point. It also lists likely members of trump\u2019s delegation, including major tech and business executives such as Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Nvidia\u2019s Jensen Huang, and others, while noting Vice President JD Vance will not be in Beijing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> is set to travel to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\">China<\/a> this week, where he will meet with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"233\">Xi Jinping<\/a> to discuss several pressing issues, including the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war, the fate of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1226\">Taiwan<\/a>, artificial intelligence, and a possible new trade deal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will arrive in China on Wednesday for a two-day summit. This will be the first time the two leaders have met in person in nearly six months after they briefly met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Busan, South Korea, last year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4563872\/trump-kari-lake-jamaica-ambassador\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump taps Kari Lake for Jamaica ambassadorship after Voice of America turmoil<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4563767\/tech-executives-china-trump-xi-visit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Who are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taps-kari-lake-for-jamaica-ambassador-post\/\" title=\"... taps Kari Lake for Jamaica ambassador post\">tech executives flying<\/a> to China with Trump for state visit?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4563629\/delcy-rodriguez-venezuela-51st-state-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Delcy Rodriguez says Venezuela will \u2018never\u2019 be 51st US state after Trump remark<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>During the visit, Trump will participate in a welcome ceremony and a bilateral meeting with Xi on Thursday. He will also tour the Temple of Heaven with Xi and participate in a state banquet. Trump will then participate in a bilateral tea and working lunch with Xi on Friday before departing from China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a preview of the trip, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told reporters it would focus on \u201crebuilding the safety, security, and prosperity of Americans,\u201d but with a \u201cclear-eyed view of the economic and security realities of today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Much has changed since Trump and Xi\u2019s October meeting. In late February, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, which marked the start of the Iran war. The conflict has throttled the Strait of Hormuz, driving up global oil and gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has feuded with European allies he deemed insufficiently supportive of the Middle Eastern conflict, including Pope Leo XIV, and seen his disapproval numbers rise. <\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court also struck down Trump\u2019s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs on most U.S. trade partners in February. <\/p>\n<p>But the visit could help Trump if a trade deal with China is reached or if Xi commits to helping end the Iran war. Here\u2019s what to know about the trip.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-china-and-the-us-strike-a-tariff-deal\">Will China and the US strike a tariff deal?<\/h2>\n<p>At the APEC summit, Trump and Xi struck a truce on the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China. Trump had imposed levies on China at more than 140%, while China retaliated by blocking access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-house-republican-majority-will-affect-defense-policy-heres-how\/\" title=\"A House Republican Majority Will Affect Defense .... Here\u2019s How\">critical rare earth minerals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders are expected to discuss a new Board of Trade and Board of Investment to manage bilateral relations between Washington and Beijing. The White House has also signaled that discussions will focus on extending the trade truce brokered in October.<\/p>\n<p>Trump praised his Chinese counterpart while speaking to reporters on Monday. \u201cI have a great relationship with President Xi,\u201d Trump said during an Oval Office event. \u201cWe\u2019re doing a lot of business, but it\u2019s smart business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe used to be taken advantage of for years with our previous presidents, and now we\u2019re doing great with China,\u201d he said. \u201cWe make a lot of money with China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A new analysis from the Council on Foreign Relations seems to back up Trump\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeijing is probably willing to buy Boeing aircraft and American soybeans for stability,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/at-the-trump-xi-summit-china-will-have-the-upper-hand\">said<\/a> Rush Doshi, the director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-trump-acquire-china-s-help-with-iran\">Will Trump acquire China\u2019s help with Iran?<\/h2>\n<p>Iran\u2019s control of the Strait of Hormuz has caused economic turmoil globally \u2014 not just in the U.S. A Chinese vessel was attacked in the strait this month, further escalating tensions. (The war also delayed Trump\u2019s original trip to China in March.)<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has even acted as a back-channel mediator between the two nations in hopes of securing a ceasefire. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly claimed that more countries besides the U.S. should take action in reopening the strait. China, according to Trump, gets \u201c40% of their oil from Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4520187\/trump-announces-tariffs-any-country-supplying-weapons-iran\/\">imposed 50% tarriffs<\/a> on any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-50-tariffs-on-countries-supplying-iran-with-weapons\/\" title=\"... announces 50% tariffs on countries supplying ... with ...\">country supplying weapons<\/a> to Iran, a move that targeted Russia and China, who are Iran\u2019s most significant weapons suppliers. Hanging over the trip is the current U.S. Naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The president, however, has claimed a permanent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4562765\/trump-iran-nuclear-dust\/\">ceasefire is unlikely<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say the ceasefire is on massive life support,\u201d he said. \u201cWhere the doctor walks in and says, sir, your loved one has approximately a 1% chance of living.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happens-with-taiwan\">What happens with Taiwan?<\/h2>\n<p>Xi will be looking to gain concessions from Trump on Taiwan in exchange for help with the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly, \u201cXi would be delighted if Trump would say that he \u2018opposes\u2019 rather than \u2018does not support\u2019 Taiwan independence,\u201d David Shambaugh, director of the China Policy Program at George Washington University, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chinausfocus.com\/foreign-policy\/what-to-expect-from-the-superpower-summit-in-beijing\">wrote<\/a> recently.<\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared to compare the tensions between China and Taiwan to the Russia-Ukraine war. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Xi] knows I don\u2019t want that to happen very far away, very, very far away,\u201d Trump said about China\u2019s claim that Taiwan is its territory. \u201cWe\u2019re 9,500 miles. He\u2019s 67 miles. It\u2019s a little bit of a difference. But, you know, there\u2019s a lot of, there\u2019s a lot of support for Taiwan, from Japan and from countries from that area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his trip, a bipartisan group of eight senators urged the president to announce a sale of $14 billion in new weapons to Taiwan. Trump later said he would speak with Xi about the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4563074\/senators-taiwan-arms-sale-china-trump-summit\/\">SENATORS URGE TRUMP TO ANNOUNCE TAIWAN ARMS SALE AHEAD OF VISIT TO CHINA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to have that discussion with President Xi,\u201d Trump said. \u201cPresident Xi would like us not to, and I\u2019ll have that discussion. That\u2019s one of the many things I\u2019ll be talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A senior U.S. official tamped down any expectations on the topic ahead of their meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an ongoing conversation between President Trump and General Secretary Xi Jinping about Taiwan,\u201d the U.S. official said. \u201cCertainly, the last couple times they\u2019ve interacted has been a point of discussion. There\u2019s been no change of U.S. policy coming out of those. We don\u2019t expect to see any changes in U.S. policy going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"avWBGd-3092\">Will Jimmy Lai become a focal point in conversations? <\/h2>\n<p>Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist, could become a key point of discussion between Trump and Xi as Lai\u2019s family pushes the administration for his release from prison. <\/p>\n<p>While talking with reporters, Trump compared Lai to former FBI director James Comey, who was indicted for a second time by a grand jury in North Carolina over a photo he posted of seashells in the sand that spelled out \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4548347\/trump-james-comey-8647-post\/\">86 47<\/a>,\u201d a phrase that detractors claimed was a call to kill the commander in chief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like saying to me, \u2018If Comey ever went to jail, would you let him out?\u2019 Might be a hard one for me,\u201d Trump said. \u201cDoes that make sense? It might be hard because he\u2019s a dirty cop. But Jimmy Lai is in that way. But Jimmy, like he caused lots of turmoil for China. He tried to do the right thing. He wasn\u2019t successful, and people would like him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lai frequently criticized Beijing and was the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper <em>Apple Daily <\/em>before his prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to see him get out too,\u201d Trump said. \u201cSo I\u2019ll bring him up again. I have brought him up.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-will-go-with-trump-to-china\">Who will go with Trump to China? <\/h2>\n<p>The White House has remained mum on who will travel with Trump to China this week. But tech billionaire Elon Musk is expected to join the delegation traveling with the president.<\/p>\n<p>Other business leaders reportedly joining the delegation to China include Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, Mastercard President Michael Miebach, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, and Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman.<\/p>\n<p>Among the Cabinet leaders who won\u2019t be in Beijing is Vice President JD Vance, who is expected to travel to Maine this week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump heads to China to meet Xi on Iran, Taiwan, AI, trade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2601505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26035576981790.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4501,3817,42070,3634,38875],"class_list":["post-2601504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-china","tag-diplomacy","tag-presidential-visit","tag-trump","tag-us-china-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26035576981790.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601504"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601508,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601504\/revisions\/2601508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}