Trump visits China to discuss trade relations and downplay differences with Xi Jinping amid global oil market tensions.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) embarked on a visit to China for a meeting with President Xi Jinping to discuss smoothing trade relations rocked by tit-for-tat tariffs.
“We’re going to be talking with President Xi about a lot of different things. I would say more than anything else, it’ll be trade,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House as he headed to China.
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