President Trump travels to China for a summit with Xi Jinping as trade tensions, AI chip restrictions and the Iran war reshape U.S.-China relations.

President Trump says he has a great relationship with President Xi. His trip to China will provide a temperature check.

Xi offered a tour of the Forbidden City. Trump and first lady Melania Trump even had a private dinner there. Trump was the first foreign leader since the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949 to experience what was once reserved for emperors.

In recent years, China-US relations have experienced twists and turns. Some observers fear that China and the United States may repeat the historical pattern of major-power rivalry known as the "Thucydides Trap.

President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing on May 13, 2026, marking his first official visit to China since 2017 and his first trip there during his second term as president.The two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is being closely watched worldwide as relations between the United States and China remain strained amid multiple global crises.

Holding no illusions about making lasting deals at this week's summit, China's leader looks to project Beijing as an alternative to U.S. volatility on the world stage.

David Sacks predicts potential outcomes of Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping, saying the U.S. and China could agree on new cyber standards while warning of advancing AI threats.

China’s government is pouring money into AI, electric cars and military power, while consumer confidence sags and job market grows bleak.