U.S. President Donald Trump attends an arrival ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport during his visit to the country on May 13, 2026 in Beijing, China.
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US President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a highly anticipated presidential summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
Trump is accompanied by a group on the trip management from some of America’s most valuable companies, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk And Nvidia Chief Jensen Huang.
The president was greeted on the tarmac by a marching band and flag wavers who performed as he descended the steps of Air Force One.
US President Donald Trump (left) greets Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (3rd left), while Elon Musk (2nd left), CEO of Space
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On Thursday, Trump is scheduled to attend a welcoming ceremony and hold a bilateral meeting with Xi before touring the historic building Temple of Heaven and attending a state banquet.
He will leave China on Friday after tea and a working lunch with Xi.
The talks between the two heads of state and government are at stake expected to cover tariffs, rare earths, artificial intelligence, the Iran War and Taiwan. are experts anticipatory that Trump and Xi may announce large Chinese orders of American aircraft and soybeans after the meetings conclude.
In a true society post On Monday, Trump said he expected “great things” from the summit.
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who just traveled to China with a congressional delegation, said on CNBC Wednesday: “Squawk box“It is in the interests of both heads of state and government to keep the relationship stable and to de-escalate it, not to decouple it.”
“We’re hoping that some sort of trade deal will come about. I think it’ll be Boeing, Beef and Beans,” Daines said.
— CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng contributed to this report.
