President Donald Trump is expected to address the Iran war, trade and Taiwan in talks with China's Xi Jinping. DW has more.
The meeting comes as the world faces an ongoing energy crisis due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade and peace negotiations between Tehran and Washington seem to be deadlocked. Meanwhile, entrenched trade disputes between China and the US still lurk from behind the scenes.
Against this backdrop, both countries have an incentive to ensure the meeting between the two leaders comes off as a success. Neither Trump nor Xi are ready to lose face. Both want to remain the "strong man." DW looks at the topics due to be on the two leaders' agenda, and the prospects of the highly anticipated talks.
These leaders include: Nvidia's Jensen Huang Apple's Tim Cook Tesla and SpaceX's Elon Musk Kelly Ortberg from Boeing Brian Sikes from Cargill Citi's Jane Fraser H. Lawrence Culp, GE Aerospace David Solomon, Goldman Sachs Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra Meta's President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick https://p.dw.com/p/5DfiZ Skip next section Trump says he will ask Xi to 'open up' China 05/13/2026 May 13, 2026 Trump says he will ask Xi to 'open up' China During his flight to China, Trump said his first request of China's President Xi Jinping would be to "open up" China to US business.
"I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to 'open up' China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People's Republic to an even higher level!" Trump posted on his Truth Social from Air Force One.
The "brilliant people" referred to by Trump are US business leaders accompanying him on the trip.
The meeting between the two world leaders comes at a critical moment for the world amid the war with Iran , spiking energy prices, trade and artificial intelligence .
"We're the two superpowers,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House on Tuesday. "We're the strongest nation on Earth in terms of military. China's considered second." https://p.dw.com/p/5DfiV Show more posts
