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Updated – September 21, 2026 02:05 pm IST – Beijing, China

China's President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. File photo
| Photo Credit: AP

Xi Jinping will visit the United States this week for talks with President Donald Trump, Beijing confirmed on Monday (September 21, 2026). Mr. Xi will be there from Wednesday (September 23) to Friday (September 25), a government statement said.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun said the two leaders would “have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development”.

Beijing would “work with the U.S. to enrich the substance of the relationship of constructive strategic stability between China and the U.S., strengthen dialogue and cooperation, and properly manage differences”, he added.

Washington had already made clear that the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies were due to meet this week, in what is expected to be a bid to ease tensions over trade, technology and broader strategic issues.

Mr. Trump will personally welcome Mr. Xi at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday (September 23) before their meetings the following day, a U.S. official confirmed. The U.S. leader was welcomed by China’s vice president when he landed in Beijing for his state visit in May.

“I’ll be discussing almost everything with him,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday (September 20).

The simmering trade war between the two countries is a key concern, and the threat of military confrontation over Taiwan looms large as well.

While both sides have maintained a tariff truce for nearly a year, they have yet to secure a lasting agreement.

Vice Premier He Lifeng, China’s top negotiator for trade, is in the United States for meetings with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

The two discussed creating a communication channel for AI concerns, as they met on Sunday (September 20).

Mr. Trump’s Iran war casts a long shadow too, as China seeks to avoid U.S. sanctions against countries dealing with Tehran, despite reports that Beijing supplied Iran with intelligence for a strike on U.S. troops.

Published – September 21, 2026 01:36 pm IST

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