China’s Xi expected to press Trump on Taiwan, tariffs during summit
Key takeaways
- Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to seek concessions on arms sales to Taiwan, analysts say.
- Trump will arrive in China on Wednesday evening for a three-day visit that will mark the first trip by a US leader to the country since 2017, when Trump visited in the early days of his first term.
- While Taiwan’s government considers itself the head of a de facto sovereign state, Beijing views the island as an inalienable part of its territory.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to seek concessions on arms sales to Taiwan, analysts say.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, greet each other in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025 [Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP]By Erin Hale Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to seek concessions on Taiwan and US tariffs when he meets United States President Donald Trump for a high-stakes summit taking place in the shadow of the war on Iran.
Trump will arrive in China on Wednesday evening for a three-day visit that will mark the first trip by a US leader to the country since 2017, when Trump visited in the early days of his first term.