Xi Jinping

What’s at stake at the Trump-Xi summit

The US president will be keen for trade concessions from Beijing ahead of November’s midterm elections

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a bilateral meeting at the Apec summit in Busan on Oct 30, 2025.

US-China summit: managing a rivalry, not resolving it

Some of the most useful moves Trump and Xi can make are to lower the temperature and narrow the agenda

Donald Trump (left) two-day summit with Xi Jinping extends a personal relationship that’s weathered a tariff war, pandemic and historic energy crisis.

World’s most important bromance revived as Trump heads to China

The two men have met at least six times over the past decade

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping are slated to meet in Beijing on May 14-15.

Trump says Xi has been ‘respectful’ on Iran, downplaying strains

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said he would discuss the Iran war with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during their summit next week and sought to downplay tensions over the conflict.

Trump has also questioned if Beijing is helping Iran in the war.

Trump says he looks forward to Xi summit even as tensions mount

The two leaders are slated to meet next week, on May 14 to 15 in Beijing

For Xi, showcasing strength in China’s tech sector reduces Trump’s ability to use access to advanced US chips as a bargaining tool.

China, US tensions build over Iran and AI before Trump meets Xi

Washington and Beijing are each using the negotiating window to armour their supply chains, lock down critical intellectual property and build leverage

As President Donald Trump prepares for his planned May 14-15 visit to China to meet President Xi Jinping, critics argue such inconsistencies, coupled with his improvisational dealmaking style, have undermined the US in its competition with Beijing.
NEWS ANALYSIS

With tariffs stalled, Trump’s China policy drifts

Frequent US policy reversals confused American officials

“The Strait of Hormuz should remain open to normal passage, as this serves the common interests of regional countries and the international community,” China’s President Xi Jinping said.

China’s Xi, in call with Saudi crown prince, calls for Strait of Hormuz to remain open

China is concerned over renewed instability around the strategic waterway

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Apr 14.

World order ‘crumbling into disarray’ as Iran war drags on: Chinese President Xi

[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping touted shared principles with Spain to counter global disorder during an official visit by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, which comes after both sides have critic...

China's President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed in Beijing on Apr 14.

President Xi vows China’s constructive role in first remarks on Iran War

[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would continue to play a constructive role in the Middle East by promoting peace and dialogue, his first public statement on the conflict since the US...