Key Takeaways

• Summit confirmed: President Donald Trump will visit China for talks with President Xi Jinping between May 13 and 15, according to Chinese state media.
• Historic visit: The summit marks the first major visit to Beijing by a U.S. leader in nearly a decade.
• State visit status: Trump will pay a formal state visit, per Xinhua citing the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson.
• Mending ties: The summit is aimed at repairing strained relations between the world’s two largest economies.
• Top agenda items: Trade tariffs, Taiwan, and the Iran war are expected to dominate discussions.
• Trade truce extension: Trump and Xi are likely to extend the trade truce that was signed in October.

U.S. President Donald Trump will visit China for a summit with President Xi Jinping between May 13 and 15, Chinese state media reported on Monday.

Trump will pay a state visit to China later this week, Xinhua reported, citing an announcement from a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson.

The summit will mark the first major visit to Beijing by a U.S. leader in nearly a decade, and is aimed at helping mend strained ties between the world’s two largest economies.

Trump and Xi are expected to discuss disputes over trade tariffs, Taiwan, and the Iran war. The two leaders are also likely to extend the trade truce that was signed in October.