Overview
- Trump arrives in Beijing on Wednesday for a May 13–15 state visit that features a welcome ceremony, bilateral talks, a Temple of Heaven tour, a state banquet and a working lunch.
- U.S. officials say he will press Xi on China’s purchases of Iranian oil and possible transfers of dual-use goods to Tehran, and they expect recently imposed U.S. sanctions linked to Iran to come up in the talks.
- The agenda includes proposed U.S.–China Boards of Trade and Investment to manage non-sensitive commerce, with possible Chinese purchases of Boeing jets and U.S. farm and energy goods, while any extension of last year’s trade truce remains uncertain.
- A 16-person U.S. business delegation, including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and Stephen Schwarzman, will accompany Trump to support commercial discussions.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Seoul on Wednesday for last-minute economic talks, as Washington says its Taiwan policy is unchanged and seeks to start an AI safety channel to avoid miscalculation.