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Trump-Xi summit live: US president preparing to meet China’s leader with trade, Taiwan and the Iran war set to dominate talks

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Trump-Xi summit live: US president preparing to meet China’s leader with trade, Taiwan and the Iran war set to dominate talks

Ahead of the crucial talks, security has been heightened in Beijing, with the US president set to meet Xi at the Great Hall of the PeopleThe Trump-Xi summit will span two days. It was originally scheduled for late March or early April but was delayed due to the Iran war.Now that Trump is in China, here are some of the hazards the US president faces. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/14/donald-trump-china-xi-jinping-live-updates-talks

The president is also travelling with a large contingent of business leaders that reportedly includes: Elon Musk , Tesla CEO and Space X CTO Jensen Huang , Nvidia CEO Tim Cook , Apple CEO Kelly Ortberg , Boeing CEO Dina Powell McCormick , Meta president and vice chairman Larry Fink , Blackrock chairman and CEO Other banking, finance and tech executives View image in fullscreen Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the Oval Office in May last year.

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