{"id":3986,"date":"2026-05-11T08:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3986"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:46:34","slug":"china-confirms-donald-trump-visit-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3986","title":{"rendered":"China Confirms Donald Trump Visit This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, Beijing confirmed on Monday, with the US leader expected to hold discussions on Iran and trade with his Chinese counterpart.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington and Beijing have remained at odds over several major issues, including trade tariffs, the Middle East conflict, and Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump had originally planned to travel to China in late March or early April, but delayed the visit to focus on the war involving Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the United States of America Donald J Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15,\u201d a spokesperson for China\u2019s foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to US officials, Trump is expected to urge President Xi on issues related to Iran while also seeking to reduce trade tensions between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GmRO8XZY7F\">pic.twitter.com\/GmRO8XZY7F<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CHINA MFA Spokesperson \u4e2d\u56fd\u5916\u4ea4\u90e8\u53d1\u8a00\u4eba (@MFA_China) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MFA_China\/status\/2053642492869017634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>China remains one of the main buyers of Iranian oil, largely through independent \u201cteapot\u201d refineries that depend on discounted crude supplies from the Islamic republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis will be a visit of tremendous symbolic significance,\u201d US Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told reporters during a media call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut of course, President Trump never travels for symbolism alone. 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