US President Trump arrives in China for bilateral talks with Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump arrived in China on Wednesday for a three-day visit during which he will be discussing global issues, including the Iran war, with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump, who is visiting China at the invitation of Xi, was received at the airport by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.

The two presidents, who last met in October 2025 in South Korea's Busan, will hold their seventh face-to-face talks.

Trump arrived in China on his second visit in nine years to clinch a trade deal, to end the frictions over tariffs that affected its over $525 billion exports to the US.

US Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said that President Trump will be having a bilateral meeting with Xi on Thursday.

She said that the two leaders will meet again on Friday for a bilateral tea and working lunch, and also that the US plans to host the Chinese leader for a reciprocal visit later this year.

Ahead of his departure for Beijing, Trump said in Washington that he would be talking with Xi about trade more than anything else.

The US president plans to sign more deals with China to buy more American food and aircraft. The two countries also plan to set up a Board of Trade with China to address differences between the countries.

(With agency inputs)