Who holds the cards at the Trump-Xi Beijing summit?
Key takeaways
- US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his first visit to China since 2017.
- The Chinese president even invited him to dine in the heart of the vast palace complex, long the seat of China’s imperial power.
- It's not yet clear whether the US president’s long-awaited return to Beijing for a two-day summit on Thursday and Friday will be accompanied by the lavish ceremony of his first visit nine years ago.
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US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his first visit to China since 2017. The stakes are high for the two-day summit, which analysts suggest could mark a tipping point in the relationship between the superpowers – likely in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s favour.
By: Sébastian SEIBT US President Donald Trump is in Beijing for a two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. © Studio graphique FMM During his first term in office, US President Donald Trump was personally welcomed with great pomp within the walls of Beijing’s Forbidden City by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The Chinese president even invited him to dine in the heart of the vast palace complex, long the seat of China’s imperial power.
Trump is in for a different welcome this year. It's not yet clear whether the US president’s long-awaited return to Beijing for a two-day summit on Thursday and Friday will be accompanied by the lavish ceremony of his first visit nine years ago.