Presidents Xi and Trump meet for highly anticipated summit in Beijing. Follow live at DW
Key takeaways
- The leaders of the world's two biggest superpowers, China and the United States, have kicked off a meeting amid heightened geopolitical tensions.
- Welcome to DW's coverage of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing from May 13-15.
- 05/14/2026May 14, 2026US and China should be 'partners not rivals' — XiBefore heading into their meeting on Thursday morning, Xi told Trump that their two countries should be "partners not rivals."
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The leaders of the world's two biggest superpowers, China and the United States, have kicked off a meeting amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Follow DW for more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dfi SDonald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday ahead of the Xi-Trump summit Image: Evan Vucci/REUTERSAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are holding private talks on Thursday in Beijing Trump is expected to ask for Xi's help in resolving the war with Iran China trip may end up focusing more on pageantry and symbolism than major breakthroughs
Welcome to DW's coverage of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing from May 13-15.