Trump's summits with Xi Jinping in South Korea and Beijing

Gone quiet · last story May 13, 2026

What this arc covers

Donald Trump's meetings with China's Xi Jinping: the talk of a 2025 meeting, their October 2025 summit in South Korea to roll back trade tensions during Trump's Asia trip, their calls on trade, Taiwan, Ukraine and Iran, and Trump's visit to Beijing, postponed by the Iran war and held in May 2026.

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Earliest story we hold Jul 11, 2025 · 13 stories · 85 independent sources (counted once each) · 306 days

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Part of Trump and China

  1. Trump's tariff war with China and the truces that followedJan 22, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026
  2. Trump's summits with Xi Jinping in South Korea and BeijingThis arcJul 11, 2025 – May 13, 2026
  3. Xi Jinping's September 2026 state visit to WashingtonSep 16 – Sep 27, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

May 13– 152026Trump China visit live: US president says a lot of problems ‘settled’, as he meets with Xi on final day of summit118 articles · 40 independent sources
8 left, 18 center, 7 right
May 11– 142026Xi tells Trump Taiwan issue could spark conflict at Beijing summit45 articles · 29 independent sources
3 left, 10 center, 4 right
May 10– 122026Trump departs for Beijing for summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping32 articles · 23 independent sources
1 left, 7 center, 4 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Oct 27 – 30, 2025Trump and China's Xi are meeting in South Korea to try to roll back months of trade tensions70 articles · 40 independent sources
    1. Oct 27, 2025Only lean-left coverage:Here Are the Key US-China Issues to Watch in Trump-Xi Summit
    2. Oct 30, 2025Trump and Xi meet in South Korea as U.S. and China seek tariff breakthrough
  2. Mar 16 – 18, 2026Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran30 articles · 21 independent sources
    1. Mar 16, 2026Trump suggests he may delay China trip as he pressures Beijing for help with Strait of Hormuz
    2. Mar 17, 2026Trump says China trip will be delayed because of Iran war
  3. May 10 – 12, 2026Trump departs for Beijing for summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping32 articles · 23 independent sources
    1. May 10, 2026Trump to discuss Iran with Xi Jinping during China visit: Officials
    2. May 11, 2026Only lean-left coverage:Trump heads to China amid ongoing war with Iran
  4. May 11 – 14, 2026Xi tells Trump Taiwan issue could spark conflict at Beijing summit45 articles · 29 independent sources
    1. May 11, 2026Taiwan to be key issue at Trump's high-stakes summit with Chinese president Xi Jinping
    2. May 14, 2026China's Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict
  5. May 13 – 15, 2026Trump China visit live: US president says a lot of problems ‘settled’, as he meets with Xi on final day of summit118 articles · 40 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Jul 7Sep 8Nov 10Jan 5Mar 9May 11

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jul 7, 20251118
Sep 15, 20250427
Oct 20, 202538222
Oct 27, 20251215973
Nov 24, 202546627
Feb 2, 20260216
Mar 16, 202635627
Mar 23, 202604312
May 11, 202611268177

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

23% left · 58% center · 19% right of 85 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 13 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. July 2025

    Jul 11‘High probability’ Trump and Xi will meet this year, Rubio says8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

  2. September 2025

    Sep 19Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea in coming weeks and he'll later go to China7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 2 right

  3. October 2025

    Oct 24– 26Trump aims to start his Asia trip with dealmaking in Malaysia before meeting with China's Xi19 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 2 right
  4. Oct 25– 27Trump’s Asia tour takes him to Japan ahead of pivotal meeting with China’s Xi18 articles · 15 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 2 right
  5. Oct 27– 30Trump and China's Xi are meeting in South Korea to try to roll back months of trade tensions70 articles · 40 independent sources
    9 left, 13 center, 8 right

  6. November 2025

    Nov 24Trump, Xi spoke on phone Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, US and Chinese officials say13 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 24– 25Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year14 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 5 right

  8. February 2026

  9. March 2026

    Mar 16– 18Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran30 articles · 21 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 6 right
  10. Mar 25Trump reschedules Iran-delayed China visit for May 14-1514 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 3 right

  11. May 2026

    May 10– 12Trump departs for Beijing for summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping32 articles · 23 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 4 right
  12. May 11– 14Xi tells Trump Taiwan issue could spark conflict at Beijing summit45 articles · 29 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 4 right
  13. May 13– 15Trump China visit live: US president says a lot of problems ‘settled’, as he meets with Xi on final day of summit118 articles · 40 independent sources
    8 left, 18 center, 7 right