US President Donald Trump is headed home to Washington after spending two days with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing. Both leaders struck a cordial tone despite deep differences on Iran and Taiwan.

Skip to main menu Skip to more DW sites Latest videos Latest audio Regions Africa Asia Europe Latin America Middle East North America Germany Topics Climate Equality Health Human Rights Migration Technology Categories Business Science Environment Culture Sports In focus Hantavirus Ukraine Iran Latest audio Latest videos Live TV Advertisement Live Politics United States of America Trump departs Beijing after whirlwind China visit To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video US President Donald Trump is headed home to Washington after spending two days with China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing. What you need to know Donald Trump’s Air Force One has left Beijing for the United States Trump and Xi held a working lunch and a tea ceremony at Zhongnanhai, China’s equivalent to the White House Trump said Friday that he and Xi made ‘fantastic trade deals’ without providing details China has shown little public interest in getting more involved in solving the war in Iran Xi also suggested differences over Taiwan could put his country and the US on the path toward conflict Welcome to DW’s coverage of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing from May 13-15. 05/15/2026 May 15, 2026 Join DW livestream: Did Xi outsmart Trump? As US President Donald Trump concludes his high-stakes trip to China, we ask: who came out on top in the meeting between the world’s two biggest superpowers — Donald Trump or Xi Jinping?

The White House says Trump delivered on his promise, calling him the ‘dealmaker in chief’ who gets results. Follow along as we speak with DW’s chief international editor, Richard Walker, DW correspondent in Taiwan, Rik Glauert, and political analyst Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook from the Bertelsmann Foundation. 05/15/2026 May 15, 2026 Little known about potential deals Trump and Xi deliver remarks before a closed-door working lunch Image: Evan Vucci/REUTERS US President Donald Trump said both sides made ‘fantastic deals’ earlier today during closing remarks. But there is little known about what those deals entail.

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  • Source: Deutsche Welle
  • Published: May 15, 2026 at 03:32 UTC
  • Category: World
  • Topics: #europe · #world-news · #politics · #government · #trump

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