China Confirms Xi-Trump Summit That Was Delayed by Iran War

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in Beijing in 2017.
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By Nectar Gan

May 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM UTC

Updated on

May 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM UTC

Beijing officially announced the date of Donald Trump’s state visit this week, publicly green-lighting the first US presidential trip to China in nearly a decade despite tensions over the Iran war.

Trump, who last visited China in 2017, will meet Xi Jinping in a much-anticipated summit that’s already been rescheduled once due to the war. The White House had said the summit will be held May 14-15.