Trump Enters China Summit Distracted by Iran War
Trump is expected to press Xi on Taiwan arms sales and trade deals as U.S. military resources are stretched by the Iran war.
- President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing on Wednesday for high-stakes talks with President Xi Jinping centered on the protracted war in Iran and escalating geopolitical tensions.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany two weeks ago described Trump as "humiliated by a smaller power, having entered the conflict with no truly convincing strategy" in the Iran war.
- Concerns are growing that the Iran war has depleted vital military assets: roughly 2,500 Marines deployed months ago and half of deployed aircraft carriers now engaged in the Middle East, Senator Jack Reed told reporters yesterday.
- Xi is expected to pressure Trump over $25 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, though Trump suggested this week he remains open to blocking future deliveries during their discussions.
- Leaders will also discuss agricultural and aircraft agreements alongside a delegation of CEOs including Apple's Tim Cook, while Trump plans to raise the detentions of businessman Jimmy Lai and pastor Ezra Jin Mingri.
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Trump China visit LIVE updates: US president to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing under shadow of Iran war, Taiwan uncertainty
US President Donald Trump will meet with President Xi Jinping for the first time since October 2025, as the war in Iran and the United States’ blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues to choke trade across the world. Follow along to our live blog for updates.
What Donald Trump’s China trip means for the world
Donald Trump is the first US president to visit China in almost ten years. He will arrive for his summit exasperated that he has achieved none of his many and varied war aims in Iran, and having been humiliated by a weaker but dogged regime that survives in Tehran. His increasingly drawn-out conflict with Iran is hammering his approval ratings at home and leaves the Republican desperate for a visible foreign policy win. World Affairs Editor Sam …
The presidents of the United States and China, who meet today, will talk about war in the Middle East, trade agreements and Taiwan
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