US President Donald Trump is set to land in Beijing for historic talks with China and he will be joined by billionaire businessman Elon Musk

03:04, Wed, May 13, 2026 Updated: 03:04, Wed, May 13, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump's Second Day In Beijing

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2017 (file image) (Image: Getty)

US President Donald Trump is set to land in Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first visit to the country since 2017.

The visit will include talks between the leaders of the two superpowers, a banquet and a visit to the Temple of Heaven. Trump told reporters before leaving for China that he would have a "long talk" about Chinese ally Iran with Xi.

Beijing has joined Pakistan as a mediator in the conflict between the US and Iran, which sparked after the US and Israel carried out joint strikes on several key Iranian sites on February 28. Iran retaliated by striking sites across the Middle East and closing the critical Strait of Hormuz trade route.

The meeting will also provide the stage for dialogue between the world's number one and number two economies on a series of other topics, with Trump ally and billionaire businessman Elon Musk accompanying the US president.

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28 mins ago03:04 Tannur Anders

Trump to land in China for 'defining diplomatic encounters' soon

Donald Trump is scheduled to land in China at 3am UK time on Wednesday for a summit with Xi Jinping that analysts are calling one of the defining diplomatic encounters of his presidency.

Washington's attention has been elsewhere for much of the past year - consumed by the Iran conflict, operations in the Western Hemisphere and domestic political battles - but Beijing moves to centre stage this week. Global trade, the Taiwan question and the race for technological supremacy are all on the table.

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