US President Donald Trump attends an arrival ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport during his visit to the country on May 13, 2026 in Beijing, China.
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US President Donald Trump has reached Beijing for the much-awaited presidential summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Trump is accompanied on the trip by a group of executives from some of America’s most valuable companies, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and NVIDIA Boss Jensen Huang.
As he descended the stairs of Air Force One, the President was greeted by a brass band and flag-waving people who performed.
Trump is scheduled to attend a reception and hold a bilateral meeting with Xi on Thursday ahead of the historic visit. temple of heaven And attending a state banquet.
He will depart China on Friday after having tea and lunch with Xi.
Tariffs, rare earths, AI, Iran war and Taiwan are expected to be discussed in the high-level talks between the two leaders. Experts are speculating that Trump and Xi may announce large Chinese orders for American planes and soybeans once the meetings end.
In a true social Post On Monday, Trump said he expected “great things” to come from the summit.
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who recently traveled to China with a congressional delegation, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday that it is “in the interest of both leaders to keep the relationship stable, and to de-escalate, not de-escalate.”
“We’re hopeful that some type of trade deal will come out, I think it will be Boeing, beef and beans,” Danes said.
— CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng contributed to this report.