US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet while visiting Zhongnan Haiyuan in Beijing, China on May 15, 2026.
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BEIJING – U.S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which ranged from Iran and Taiwan to trade, oil and Boeing.
The summit featured a colorful flag-waving crowd of young people and a state dinner, and included statements from both sides. According to state media, Mr. Xi said the United States and China had agreed on “strategic stability” as a framework for the next three years. President Trump said in an interview with Fox News that China has agreed to buy U.S. crude oil and plans to buy 200 planes from Boeing.
Ryan Fedasiuk, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said the main question that will determine the outcome of the summit will be determining “which deals the president is familiar with that he wants to make.” “Honestly, there’s going to be a lot left on the tree to ripen even more.”
President Trump invited Xi to the White House on September 24 and indicated that trade talks would be extended beyond this week. President Trump announced the invitation at a state dinner Thursday night, according to a video shared by the White House.
China has not yet confirmed whether it will accept Xi’s invitation to visit, but state media on Friday reported that President Trump has extended an invitation to continue talks with him in Washington, D.C.
The two leaders may meet before or after the APEC meeting in Shenzhen in November and the G20 meeting in Florida in December.
“Looking ahead, our attention is focused on President Xi’s visit to the United States on September 24,” said Hai Zhao, director of international politics research at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a state-affiliated think tank.
“This will definitely be a state visit, because it’s a given. This is a repeat of President Trump’s official state visit to China,” Zhao said, noting that Xi may visit New York before Washington, D.C.
The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled for early September in New York.
