Trump rescales visit with X in China over delay due to war on Iranian
The White House announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for his rescheduled summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping from May 14 through the following day, a trip originally scheduled at the end of March but postponed due to escalating tensions over an Iran war. This high-stakes meeting is viewed as critical leverage in building upon and potentially stabilizing what officials describe as a fragile trade truce between Washington and Beijing amidst ongoing global conflicts involving Tehran's nuclear program.
Key Points
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1President Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15.
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2The visit has been postponed from late March due to the ongoing war between Iran and its allies, according to White House officials.
Developments
Perspectives
President Trump will travel to Beijing for his rescheduled China trip on May 14 and 15, the White House says.
— (The Associated Press)Trump's visit is seen as an opportunity to build upon a fragile trade truce between two superpowers after being delayed due to war with Iran in March. The Trump administration has been pushing for peace talks on multiple fronts and hopes that this trip will help achieve the same.
— (Feeds.feedburner.com)The White House announced Wednesday (March 25) a much anticipated summit between U.S President Donald Trump, Chinese president Xi Jinping is rescheduled to take place in Beijing from May 14-16. The visit was originally scheduled for the end of March but has been postponed due to war with Iran.
— (En.yona.co.kr)The White House says talks 'have not' hit a dead-end, even though state TV reports that Tehran rejected Trump's peace plan and made counter-offers. The US-Iran conflict is ongoing as the administration prepares for its China trip in mid-May.
— (Smh.com.au)Trump to visit Beijing on May 14-25 after delay over Iran war, according reports from India Today (Indiatoday.in).
— (Nikkei Asia)The White House announced that President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be rescheduled to May 14-15 in Beijing following a postponement due to U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed there were no preconditions regarding the Middle East conflict for this new date, while noting that both leaders agreed on delaying Trump's trip because Xi wanted him present during ongoing combat operations.