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U.S. President Donald Trump volition question to China connected May 14 and 15 for a rescheduled acme with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the White House has announced.
Mr. Trump, who was earlier scheduled to question to Beijing by the extremity of this month, postponed his travel due to the warfare successful Iran.
Announcing Mr. Trump’s “long-awaited” travel to China, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026) the U.S. President and First Lady Melania volition besides big President Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for a reciprocal sojourn to Washington DC astatine a aboriginal day this year.
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Responding to a question astir whether the 2 leaders spoke astir the decision of the warfare arsenic a precondition to reschedule this meeting, she answered determination was nary treatment astir the rescheduling of the gathering betwixt the President and Mr. Xi.
“President Xi understood that it's precise important for the President to beryllium present passim the portion close now. He understood, obviously, the petition to postpone and judge it, which is wherefore we person a meeting,” Ms. Leavitt said.
Asked if the warfare would reason by the clip of the gathering successful May, Ms. Leavitt said, “Again, arsenic I've said, we've ever estimated astir 4 to six weeks.” Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi past met successful idiosyncratic successful October connected the sidelines of the APEC acme successful Busan, South Korea.
Mr. Trump said past week, portion gathering with Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin successful the Oval Office, that helium would beryllium going to China successful 5 oregon six weeks' clip alternatively of astatine the extremity of the month. He said helium would beryllium rescheduling his travel to China.
“We're moving with China, they were good with it,” Mr. Trump said. “I look guardant to seeing President Xi. He looks guardant to seeing me, I think,” helium added.
The U.S.-Israel launched a associated onslaught connected Iran connected February 28 and the retaliation by the Islamic federation extended the warfare to the full Gulf region.
The U.S. and Israel onslaught killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The associated strikes came aft days of build-up, with Mr. Trump ramping up the unit connected Tehran to hold to a caller woody connected its atomic programme.
The struggle has besides taken a large toll connected vigor proviso chains, particularly crossed the Strait of Hormuz.
