Overview
- Xi greeted Trump at the Great Hall on Thursday in Beijing, opening a two-day summit that features formal talks, a state banquet, and a planned visit to the Temple of Heaven.
- Trump arrived with a high-profile business group that includes Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and Jensen Huang as he seeks larger Chinese purchases of soybeans, meat, energy, and Boeing aircraft to help U.S. farmers and industry.
- Both sides are discussing an extension of the one-year tariff truce reached in Busan in October 2025 and a proposed U.S.–China Board of Trade to handle non-sensitive economic disputes.
- The Iran war shapes the agenda as Washington urges Beijing to press Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, following talks in Beijing between Iran’s foreign minister and China’s Wang Yi.
- Taiwan remains a flashpoint as China warns against U.S. arms sales and pushes for tougher U.S. language on independence, while negotiators focus on narrow, transactional steps to steady ties.