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Trump arrives in Bejing for crucial summit, welcomed by Vice President Han

President Donald Trump pauses with China's Vice President Han Zheng during an arrival ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing.
President Donald Trump pauses with China's Vice President Han Zheng during an arrival ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. Copyright  Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Photo Mark Schiefelbein
Copyright Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Photo Mark Schiefelbein
By Lucy Davalou & Andreas Rogal with AP
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The US president said he will be talking to his Chinese counterpart about trade “more than anything else.”

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a state visit to China, greeted by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony.

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The president is seeking to sign deals with China to buy more American food and aircraft, saying he’ll be talking with Xi Jinping about trade “more than anything else.”

Trump’s trade war with Beijing has sent U.S.-China trade into a freefall and forced companies on both sides of the Pacific to regroup.

Now, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are trying to stabilise their relationship during their meeting in Beijing, which lasts from the 13th to the 15th of May.

Trump has taken a host of top business and technology industry executives, including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang of NVIDIA, Tim Cook of Apple, as well as other executives from Meta, Visa, JPMorgan Chase, Boeing, Cargill, and more.

Video editor • Lucy Davalou

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