Trump says no change in Taiwan policy as China visit wraps
Key takeaways
- US President Donald Trump is headed home to Washington after spending two days with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing.
- Xi Jinping, in turn, took the chance to warn the US over Taiwan.
- Conflicts remain after Trump-Xi summit endsTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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US President Donald Trump is headed home to Washington after spending two days with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing. Both leaders struck a cordial tone, but no concrete agreements were announced. Follow DW.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dfi STrump pumps his fist as he boards his aircraft bound for the USImage: Evan Vucci/REUTERSAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Donald Trump's Air Force One has left Beijing for the United States Trump tells Fox News 'nothing's changed' on US Taiwan policy Trump said Friday that he and Xi made 'fantastic trade deals' without providing details China has shown little public interest in getting more involved in solving the war in Iran Xi also suggested differences over Taiwan could put his country and the US on the path toward conflict Welcome to DW's coverage of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing from May 13-15.
05/15/2026May 15, 2026IN DEPTH: US-China summit exposes Trump's limits on Iran war, TaiwanTrump was received with pomp and praise in BeijingImage: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo/dpa/picture allianceDonald Trump hopes to have China help him end the war in Iran, but this goal seemed far from guaranteed as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Beijing. Xi Jinping, in turn, took the chance to warn the US over Taiwan.