Trump and Xi to Meet at High-Stakes Summit
5/13/202622 min
President Trump has arrived in Beijing for a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. WSJ's Annie Linskey and Lingling Wei lay out what each side is hoping to get out of the talks, which will range from trade to Taiwan to the war in Iran. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
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First 90 secondsJessica Mendoza· Host0:00
[instrumental music] Today, for the first time in almost 10 years, an American president is in China. [chanting] President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. As Trump stepped down from Air Force One, a crowd of Chinese students greeted him on the tarmac, waving little US and China flags. [chanting] The last time a president made this trip was Trump himself back in 2017. I called up our colleague Annie Linskey, who covers the White House. She got into Beijing earlier this week. [instrumental music] What is the vibe on the ground in terms of preparations for this summit?
Annie Linskey0:57
Yeah. The city does feel very ready for the summit. This is going to take place over two days of meetings, but it's a, a, you know, a highly symbolic event. It's going to involve a lot of ceremonial moments. Uh, Trump is gonna have tea with Xi. He is going to get a tour of the Temple of Heaven. So there's, there's, there's gonna be a lot of one-on-one time between the two leaders. That personal bonding is quite important to President Trump. He really does see the personal relationship