{"id":359,"date":"2026-05-15T04:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2026-05-15T04:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:32:42","slug":"trump-prepares-to-round-out-talks-with-xi-as-china-visit-nears-end-follow-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Trump prepares to round out talks with Xi as China visit nears end. 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Trump also said Xi assured him that China wouldn\u2019t provide Iran with military equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump has taken a decidedly rosy outlook on the US-China relationship during this trip. But that has collided with some difficult truths about the thorniest issues between the two superpowers including Taiwan, the Iran war, and trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Follow along live.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Trump says \u2018fantastic trade deals\u2019 struck during \u2018incredible\u2019 visit \u2014 12:23 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By the Associated Press<\/p>\n<p><span>The White House so far hasn\u2019t released details of any deals struck during Trump\u2019s summit with Xi in Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump told Fox News about soybeans, airplanes, and oil in an interview that followed his two-hour sit-down with Xi on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meeting with Xi again on Friday, Trump praised the visit as \u201cincredible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He said \u201ca lot of good has come of it,\u201d including \u201csome fantastic trade deals\u201d that are \u201cgreat for both countries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Trump says he and Xi discussed Iran \u2014 12:17 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By the Associated Press<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe feel very similar about (how) we want it to end,\u201d the president said of the US and Israel\u2019s war in Iran. \u201cWe don\u2019t want them to have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump added of both sides and the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed, \u201cWe want the straits open.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=355\">A report found the Blue Hill Avenue redesign would speed bus commutes but slow car traffic. It was never released.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>He said of the conflict in Iran, \u201cWe want them to get it ended because it\u2019s a crazy thing there. A little bit crazy. And it\u2019s no good, it can\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump and China\u2019s leader had a working tea before heading into a closed-door lunch.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Xi promises to send rose seeds to Trump \u2014 12:11 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By the Associated Press<\/p>\n<p><span>Trump and Xi spent about 10 minutes walking Zhongnanhai\u2019s gardens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThese are the most beautiful roses anyone has ever seen,\u201d Trump remarked while walking past green columns and archways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump said the pair had struck \u201cfantastic trade deals\u201d without providing details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Xi said he would send rose seeds to Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump tore up the lawn around the White House rose garden last year to make room for a patio space reminiscent of his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump also has said he would like more roses there, recently complaining that the White House\u2019s garden \u201cdidn\u2019t have too many roses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Trump and top aides have tea and lunch with Xi and his team \u2014 12:02 a.m.<\/h2>\n<p><button><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<defs>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<clippath>\n<\/clippath>\n<\/defs>\n<g>\n<g>\n<\/g>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Link copied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>By the Associated Press<\/p>\n<p><span>The White House shared the list of participants for the meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump is joined by David Purdue, the US ambassador to China; Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Xi is joined by Xie Feng, China\u2019s ambassador to the United States; Cai Qi, a director of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China; Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi; Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ma Zhaoxu and He Lifeng, vice premier of the State Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=353\">Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump has taken a decidedly rosy outlook on the US-China relationship during his trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump prepares to round out talks with Xi as China visit nears end. 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