Trump-Xi Beijing Summit 2026
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The latest summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded on Friday in Beijing. Over two days of talks, they discussed a variety of topics including the key issues of trade, the situation in Iran, as well as Taiwan.
Trump and Xi toured Zhongnanhai, the heavily guarded compound where China's top leaders live and work.
A few seconds of selfie awkwardness between Elon Musk and Lei Jun, a prominent Chinese entrepreneur, has spread like wildfire on China’s social media.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who is in Beijing as part of President Trump’s China trip, is going viral after social media videos showed him swapping diplomatic events for noodles, ice cream, and selfies on the street.
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Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
The meat of the summit doesn't start until Thursday, when the leaders hold bilateral talks, visit the Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops, and take part in a formal banquet.
Beijing is vague on whether AI cooperation was on the summit’s agenda, even as experts urge collaboration on common problems.
The Nvidia CEO was spotted by the public and local media at No. 69 Fangzhuanchang Noodles, for a bowl of “zhajiangmian” — a Beijing specialty that features noodles covered in a thick soybean-paste sauce mixed with veggies and meat.
The deal, if it materializes, would be a major win for Boeing, which has lost ground to Airbus in one of the world’s largest aviation markets.