U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese language President Xi Jinping. File.
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U.S. President Donald Trump will journey to China on Might 14 and 15 for a rescheduled summit together with his Chinese language counterpart Xi Jinping, the White Home has introduced.
Mr. Trump, who was earlier scheduled to journey to Beijing by the top of this month, postponed his journey as a result of struggle in Iran.
Asserting Mr. Trump’s “long-awaited” journey to China, White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) the U.S. President and First Girl Melania may even host President Xi and his spouse, Peng Liyuan, for a reciprocal go to to Washington DC at a later date this 12 months.
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Responding to a query about whether or not the 2 leaders spoke concerning the conclusion of the struggle as a precondition to reschedule this assembly, she answered there was no dialogue concerning the rescheduling of the assembly between the President and Mr. Xi.
“President Xi understood that it is crucial for the President to be right here all through the area proper now. He understood, clearly, the request to postpone and settle for it, which is why we now have a gathering,” Ms. Leavitt mentioned.
Requested if the struggle would conclude by the point of the assembly in Might, Ms. Leavitt mentioned, “Once more, as I’ve mentioned, we have all the time estimated roughly 4 to 6 weeks.” Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi final met in individual in October on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Busan, South Korea.
Mr. Trump mentioned final week, whereas assembly with Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin within the Oval Workplace, that he can be going to China in 5 – 6 weeks’ time as an alternative of on the finish of the month. He mentioned he can be rescheduling his journey to China.
“We’re working with China, they have been superb with it,” Mr. Trump mentioned. “I sit up for seeing President Xi. He appears ahead to seeing me, I believe,” he added.
The U.S.-Israel launched a joint assault on Iran on February 28 and the retaliation by the Islamic nation prolonged the struggle to all the Gulf area.
The U.S. and Israel assault killed Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The joint strikes got here after days of build-up, with Mr. Trump ramping up the strain on Tehran to comply with a brand new deal on its nuclear programme.
The battle has additionally taken a serious toll on vitality provide chains, particularly throughout the Strait of Hormuz.
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