US President Donald Trump said he would prioritize trade discussions during his summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, and downplayed the amount of attention they would devote to the Iran war.
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Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback: Take our Survey New Window Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift By Skylar Woodhouse and Josh Wingrove May 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM UTC Bookmark Save US President Donald Trump said he would prioritize trade discussions during his summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping , and downplayed the amount of attention they would devote to the Iran war.
“We’re going to be talking to President Xi about a lot of things. I would say, more than anything, trade,” Trump told reporters Tuesday at the White House as he departed for the highly anticipated meeting in Beijing.



