US President Donald Trump stressed his "good relationship" to China's leader Xi Jinping despite deep differences on Iran and Taiwan. Follow DW for more.

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 Politics United States of America Trump praises strong Xi ties as Beijing trip wraps up Louis Oelofse Wesley Rahn Roshni Majumdar Kate Hairsine with AFP, AP, Reuters, dpa Published 05/13/2026 Published May 13, 2026 last updated 05/15/2026 last updated May 15, 2026 US President Donald Trump stressed his good relationship to China’s leader Xi Jinping despite deep differences on Iran and Taiwan. US President Donald Trump is meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday for a final day of talks Image: Evan Vucci/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Trump is meeting with Xi Jinping at his official residence on Friday Trump says Xi is ‘all business’ but they ‘have a very good relationship’ Two leaders held a lengthy meeting on Thursday Trump says Xi agreed privately that the Strait of Hormuz should be open Xi warned of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with the US if the Taiwan issue is mishandled Welcome to DW’s coverage of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing from May 13-15. 05/15/2026 May 15, 2026 Trump and Xi begin working lunch at Zhongnanhai Trump and Xi are now at a working lunch at Zhongnanhai, the leadership compound of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. This is the last event on the schedule before Trump returns to Washington.

The leaders earlier took a stroll through the gardens and paused for a ‘friendship photo.’ Trump told reporters that they had made ‘fantastic trade deals.’ Xi also said he was going to send Trump some rose seeds after the US president remarked that the roses there were the most beautiful he had ever seen. 05/15/2026 May 15, 2026 Trump says China, US struck ‘fantastic deals’ ahead of Friday’s meeting It’s anticipated that Xi and Trump will extend their one-year trade truce Image: Mark Schiefelbein/REUTERS Before heading Friday’s meeting, China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump spent about 10 minutes walking the gardens of the Zhongnanhai compound, a former imperial garden that houses the offices of Chinese leaders. ‘These are the most beautiful roses anyone has ever seen,’ Trum

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  • Published: May 15, 2026 at 03:32 UTC
  • Category: World
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