China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that

Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are preparing for a summit, with both China and the U.S. emphasizing stable ties.

The two leaders are expected to negotiate over rare earth exports and economic tensions while navigating growing friction over Tehran and security in Asia.

China experts expect Trump and Xi may announce trade deals or other agreements, such as a Chinese purchase of U.S. agricultural products or Boeing aircraft.

Trump and Xi meet as trade, Taiwan and the Iran war dominate a high-stakes US-China summit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to seek concessions on arms sales to Taiwan, analysts say.

Taiwan is watching the US president’s visit with anxiety, fearing a change in Washington’s position

The Chinese president expressed hope that the two countries would become partners rather than rivals at a moment of “turbulence and transformation” in the world.

President Donald Trump is in Beijing for crucial talks with China's Xi Jinping. The meetings aim to boost economic ties and maintain a trade truce. Discussions will also cover the…

The power dynamic has shifted since Trump's last visit in 2017, when China went out of its way to persuade the United States to acknowledge its growing status. This time around,…

Trump's hotly anticipated trip to China - the first by a U.S. president to America's main strategic rival since his last visit there in 2017 - has taken on added significance.

China's Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan…

Xi Jinping cautions Trump that the Taiwan issue poses a risk of conflict between the U.S. and China during their summit.

The stark contrast in tone underscored just how far apart the leaders remain on the war in Iran, trade disputes and Washington's relationship with Taiwan.

Chinese president met Trump in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for more than two hours on Thursday

China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that

The two-day summit opened with a grand reception at the Great Hall of the People, where the leaders discussed trade, agriculture, Iran, Ukraine and the Korean peninsula

Trump's trip to Beijing is the first by a US president in nearly a decade

Trump had arrived in China with accolades for his host, calling Xi a "great leader" and "friend", as he predicted that their countries would have "a fantastic future together".

' is warning the US side in no uncertain terms not to screw around,' says Joe Mazur, geopolitics analyst at consultancy Trivium China

Xi asked “whether the two countries can transcend the ‘Thucydides Trap’ and forge a new model for relations between major powers.”