Trump seeks Chinese help on opening Strait of Hormuz

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.

Meeting comes amid tentative trade truce but Iran, Taiwan and tensions over global supply chains will be complicating factors

US News: US President Donald Trump departed for a high-stakes three-day visit to China on Tuesday, with trade expected to dominate talks with Chinese President.

The US president is due to visit China from Wednesday, at a time when he is embroiled in the conflict with Tehran, of which Beijing is a partner. Meanwhile, the oil and gas crisis…

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

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…

In addition to crucial talks on Iran and strait of Hormuz, Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to discuss trade, tariffs, Taiwan and AI

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.

With his approval ratings dented by his entanglement in the Middle East, Trump's hotly anticipated trip to China — the first by a US president to America's main strategic rival…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan.

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

The world’s two most powerful men – US president Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping – struck a cordial tone, but will the goodwill deliver the win they are both chasing?

The two leaders met for high-stakes talks Thursday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, with trade and the Iran war also high on the agenda.

The U.S. wants the focus on Iran. China wants the focus on Taiwan. Both want trade rebalanced.

China keen to put Taiwan at the top of agenda that risks being overshadowed by US-Israel war on Iran and disagreements over trade – key US politics stories from Thursday, 14 May…