By Lisa Visentin
Publication Date: 2026-05-13 09:43:00
Beijing: US President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the Iran war, trade and artificial intelligence the main talking points of their high-stakes meeting.
The President was welcomed by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng; Xie Feng, China’s ambassador to Washington; Ma Zhaoxu, Deputy Foreign Minister; and US envoy to Beijing David Perdue, according to the White House.
About 300 Chinese youth, a military honor guard and a military band took part in the welcoming ceremony.
The US president has no public events planned beyond his arrival on Wednesday, but will meet with Xi several times on Thursday and Friday.
President Donald Trump is greeted by China’s Vice President Han Zheng as he arrives on Air Force One at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing.
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