By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York and RENA LI in Los Angeles |

China Daily Global |

A visitor interacts with a robot from the Chinese robotics company Fourier during the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the United States, on Jan 8. The 2026 CES, the world's premier technology event, attracted thousands of exhibitors from more than 155 countries and regions, according to the US Consumer Technology Association, the organizer of CES. ZENG HUI/XINHUA

As the heads of state of the world's two largest economies start their meetings in Beijing this week, trade experts and economists said they expected the summit to chart the course for the future of bilateral ties and help restore stability to global trade.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will meet in Beijing, as Trump arrived on Wednesday for a three-day state visit to China.