US President begins working visit to China

US President begins working visit to China

WAM
13 May 2026, 19:26 GMT+

BEIJING, 13th May, 2026 (WAM) -- US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China.

It is the first trip to China by a US president since Trump visited in 2017, the New York Times reported.

He was joined by business leaders, including Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the chip giant Nvidia; Elon Musk, Tesla, X and SpaceX CEO, and Tim Cook, CEO of Apple.

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