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Live Updates: China’s Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing Summit
Live Updates: China’s Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan at
Beijing Summit
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, told President Trump
that Taiwan, if handled poorly, could lead to a clash with the United States.
The two leaders are also expected to discuss trade and the Iran war at the
two-day summit.
David E.
Sanger
Lily Kuo
and David E. Sanger David E. Sanger reported from the Great Hall of the People in
Beijing.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/13/world/trump-xi-summit-china
Here’s
the latest.
China’s
leader, Xi Jinping, delivered a warning on Taiwan to President Trump as the two
leaders began their summit in Beijing on Thursday, saying that the issue, if
handled poorly, could lead to conflict and “an extremely dangerous situation.”
The two
men met in the Chinese capital in a ceremony laden with pageantry and
pleasantries. But Mr. Xi’s warning was a stark reminder that Taiwan, a
self-governing island claimed by China, is a red line.
The
two-day summit, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade,
could determine whether a détente that has prevailed between the two countries
will continue — and what concessions, if any, either side is willing to make.
Mr. Xi
greeted Mr. Trump on Thursday morning outside the Great Hall of the People.
They shook hands before walking together past an honor guard and rows of
cheering children. As “The Star-Spangled Banner” played, a 21-gun salute echoed
across Tiananmen Square.
Inside
the Great Hall, Mr. Xi called for the two countries to work together to
confront an increasingly “complex and turbulent world.”
“We
should be partners, not adversaries,” he said.
Mr. Trump
emphasized his personal relationship with Mr. Xi, and said the two leaders
speak to each other on the phone to work out problems. “You’re a great leader,”
he told Mr. Xi.
But Mr.
Xi made clear that Taiwan had the potential to spoil the relationship. “If
handled poorly, the two countries will collide or even clash, putting the
entire U.S.-China relationship in an extremely dangerous situation,” he said
while referring to Taiwan, according to a readout from Xinhua, China’s official
news agency.
One of
China’s related priorities is persuading the United States to curtail its arms
sales to Taiwan.
Aside
from Taiwan, Mr. Xi and Mr. Trump discussed trade, the Middle East, Ukraine and
the Korean Peninsula, according to Xinhua. Details about the talks were not
immediately released and there was little indication of whether there had been
any breakthroughs.
The two
men last met in October in South Korea, where they agreed to pause a trade war
in which Beijing had threatened sweeping new export restrictions on rare earths
in response to heavy U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. Mr. Xi decided at the time
to postpone those measures for a year. A question looming over the summit is
whether China will agree to an extension.
A number
of top executives, including Jensen Huang of the chip giant Nvidia, have joined
the president in China. American business leaders have been pushing for
measures that would further open the Chinese market, though analysts say that a
major deal is unlikely.
Some
business leaders appeared upbeat after the Trump-Xi meeting. “Wonderful!” Elon
Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, shouted to reporters as he left
the Great Hall.
The
president is also expected to urge Mr. Xi to help persuade Iran, China’s
closest partner in the Middle East, to end the deadlocked war that the United
States and Israel started in late February.
Mr. Xi
will have other priorities. Analysts say that apart from Taiwan, he may push
for the loosening of U.S. export controls on advanced technology, for pledges
to not to raise tariffs and for the lifting of sanctions on Chinese companies.
Forcing
major U.S. policy shifts on Taiwan would be a long shot. But Mr. Xi has a
powerful card to play: China’s economic leverage over Iran, and the prospect
that it could potentially help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial
waterway that has been blocked since the war started.
Here’s
what else we’re covering:
Summit
Security: Chinese officials rolled out an array of security measures in
Beijing, closing parks and major roads. Read more ›
Ancient
Landmarks: Mr. Trump’s visit will take him to some of China’s most politically
and historically significant places, including the Temple of Heaven and the
Great Hall of the People.
Human
Rights: Mr. Trump has said he will raise the case of Jimmy Lai, an imprisoned
pro-democracy media mogul. Other human rights issues, including the repression
of the Uyghurs, are unlikely to make the agenda.
Imperial
Style: In private meetings with less powerful foreign leaders, Mr. Xi carries
himself as a philosopher king in the mold of ancient Chinese rulers.
