Xi Jinping will visit the United States this week for talks with President Donald Trump, Beijing confirmed on Monday (September 21, 2026). Xi will be there from Wednesday (September 23) to Friday (September 25), a government statement said. Mr.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun said the two leaders would “have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development”. Beijing would “work with the U.S. to enrich the substance of the relationship of constructive strategic stability between China and the U.S., strengthen dialogue and cooperation, and properly manage differences”, he added.
Xi at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday (September 23) before their meetings the following day, a U.S. official confirmed. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday (September 20). The two discussed creating a communication channel for AI concerns, as they met on Sunday (September 20).
Washington had already made clear that the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies were due to meet this week, in what is expected to be a bid to ease tensions over trade, technology and broader strategic issues. Mr. Trump will personally welcome Mr. The U.S. leader was welcomed by China’s vice president when he landed in Beijing for his state visit in May. The simmering trade war between the two countries is a key concern, and the threat of military confrontation over Taiwan looms large as well. they have yet to secure a lasting agreement While both sides have maintained a tariff truce for nearly a year. Vice Premier He Lifeng, China’s top negotiator for trade, is in the United States for meetings with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent . Mr. Trump’s Iran war casts a long shadow too, as China seeks to avoid U.S. sanctions against countries dealing with Tehran, despite reports that Beijing supplied Iran with intelligence for a strike on U.S. troops.
“I’ll be discussing almost everything with him,” Mr.
