{"id":4054,"date":"2026-05-13T06:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T06:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4054"},"modified":"2026-05-13T06:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T06:12:38","slug":"trump-vows-to-press-xi-on-opening-china-at-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4054","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows to press Xi on opening China at summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he would urge Chinese President Xi Jinping to \u201copen up\u201d China to American companies as he travelled to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit expected to cover trade, Taiwan and the Iran war.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting his administration\u2019s focus on business ties, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang accompanied Trump aboard Air Force One during a stop in Alaska, while Tesla chief Elon Musk was also part of the presidential delegation heading to China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before departing Washington, Trump wrote on social media that he would ask Xi, whom he described as \u201ca Leader of extraordinary distinction,\u201d to open China further to US firms so American business leaders could help take the People\u2019s Republic to \u201can even higher level\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several other leading executives, including Tim Cook of Apple, are also expected in Beijing for the visit, marking the first trip by a US president to China in nearly a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Trump\u2019s hopes of boosting trade ties, the summit is expected to be overshadowed by geopolitical tensions, including Taiwan and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which had already delayed the trip from March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking before leaving the White House, Trump said he anticipated having a \u201clong talk\u201d with Xi regarding Iran, noting that China purchases most of Iran\u2019s US-sanctioned oil exports. However, he also downplayed any major disagreements, telling reporters that the United States did not require Chinese assistance on Iran and describing Xi as \u201crelatively good\u201d on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Beijing has increasingly expressed concern over the conflict, with China\u2019s foreign minister reportedly urging his Pakistani counterpart on Tuesday to intensify mediation efforts between Iran and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s visit \u2014 his first to Beijing since 2017 \u2014 includes closely watched meetings with Xi on Thursday and Friday, alongside elaborate ceremonial events. The schedule features a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People and an official tea reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, Trump said he also intended to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governed island claimed by China. His remarks marked a departure from longstanding US policy that traditionally avoids consulting Beijing over military support for Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rare earth export restrictions imposed by China, competition in artificial intelligence and broader trade disputes are also expected to dominate discussions between the leaders of the world\u2019s two largest economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two countries are additionally expected to consider extending a one-year truce in their tariff war, originally agreed upon during Trump and Xi\u2019s last meeting in South Korea in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Security measures in Beijing were visibly tightened ahead of the summit, with police monitoring key intersections and conducting identity checks on passengers using the metro system, according to AFP journalists on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a big deal,\u201d said Wen Wen, a 24-year-old traveller from the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, while speaking to AFP about Trump\u2019s arrival. She expressed hope that both countries would make progress and help ensure \u201clasting peace\u201d despite recent global instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States and China have sought for years to stabilise relations even as both increasingly view each other as strategic and economic rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has repeatedly pointed to his personal relationship with Xi, arguing on Monday that it would help prevent any potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ll be fine. I have a very good relationship with President Xi. He knows I don\u2019t want that to happen,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit is expected to be closely monitored by Taiwan and US allies across Asia for any indication that Washington\u2019s support for the island may be weakening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Trump\u2019s previous visit in 2017, China has become more assertive on the global stage, while Trump now faces growing pressure over the Iran conflict as he searches for a diplomatic way forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the summit comes during a challenging period for China\u2019s economy, which continues to struggle with weak domestic consumption and a prolonged debt crisis in the once-booming property sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he would urge Chinese President Xi Jinping to \u201copen up\u201d China to American companies as he travelled to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[281,2157,1309],"class_list":["post-4054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-china","tag-trump-visit-china","tag-xi-jinping"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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