Xi Jinping

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Trump’s Middle East entanglement could play into Xi’s hands at planned summit

US President Donald Trump had been due in Beijing at the end of March for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but has delayed his trip by several weeks to deal with the fallout from the war.

Nepal investigating burning of Xi Jinping's book at university

FILE PHOTO: Copies of \"Xi Jinping: The Governance of China\" translated into nine languages are displayed outside the media center ahead of the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China October 16, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

China not planning to invade Taiwan in 2027: US intelligence report

Vehicles drive on a street, at New Taipei city, Taiwan December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Trump expects Xi summit in ‘five or six weeks’ as Iran war rages

US President Donald Trump (left) stressed that he has a “good relationship with China” and “looks forward” to seeing Chinese president Xi Jinping.

Trump postpones trip to Beijing as Iran war delays China reset

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Trump's summit delay casts pall over US-China trade truce

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

News analysis

Trump’s delay of Xi visit echoes pattern of last-minute changes

Throughout his first and second terms, Mr Trump has enjoyed keeping allies and adversaries guessing about his travel plans.

Taiwan says sale of second package of arms from US is proceeding on schedule

A major US arms package for Taiwan is ready for US President Donald Trump’s approval and could be signed after his upcoming trip to China.

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A coastguard boat approaches an Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Shivalik, as it arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Gujarat, India, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Trump seeks to delay meeting with China’s Xi by ‘a month or so’

US President Donald Trump had said he might postpone the meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the war with Iran.

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