Xi Hosts Trump in Private Compound in Second Day of China Summit

Donald Trump is greeted by Xi Jinping at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15.
Photographer: Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

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By Nectar Gan

May 15, 2026 at 3:07 AM UTC

Updated on

May 15, 2026 at 3:52 AM UTC

Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing’s leadership compound on Friday, kickstarting a second day of talks that kept relations on an even keel but have yielded limited deals so far.

The two leaders held at least 10 minutes of talks and walked together in Zhongnanhai, the secretive headquarters of the ruling Communist Party and residence of its top leaders.