Xi Jinping Warns Donald Trump Mishandling Taiwan Could Spark Conflict During Beijing Talks

Reuters reports that Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that mishandling of Taiwan could spark conflict, setting a tense tone for the US president’s China engagement.

“US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15, following weeks of delays due to the US-Israel war on Iran”

Al Jazeera

The Reuters piece frames the message as part of a broader high-level exchange involving the US and China, with reporting credited to Trevor Hunnicutt, Mei Mei Chu, Antoni Slodkowski, Laurie Chen, and the Beijing newsroom, and Ben Blanchard in Taipei.

Al Jazeera

In parallel, Al Jazeera says Trump will meet Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15, after weeks of delays tied to the US-Israel war on Iran.

Al Jazeera adds that the talks are expected to focus on trade relations and to mark the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade.

The South China Morning Post reports that China-US trade talks kicked off in Seoul, with delegations led by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arriving at Terminal 1 of Incheon Airport around noon on Wednesday Seoul time.

The same article says the two officials had both paid courtesy calls to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the morning and that the round of talks is expected to run for only a few hours rather than around two days.

Euronews

Euronews reports that Trump’s Beijing summit on Wednesday with Xi Jinping will include a business delegation intended to facilitate dialogue on critical economic issues, including trade barriers, AI development and geopolitical stability.

Euronews also says Jensen Huang, President and CEO of Nvidia, joined the presidential entourage at the last minute, with the trip’s focus expected to include AI chip exports and advanced technology trade.

Al Jazeera’s explainer places the summit against a trade backdrop, saying China is the world’s largest exporter, selling $3.59 trillion in goods globally compared with the US’s $1.9 trillion per year.

It adds that in 2024 China sold $3.59 trillion in goods and bought $2.58 trillion, producing a trade surplus of more than $1 trillion, while the US bought $3.12 trillion and created a large trade deficit.

Euronews describes how the high-tech portion of the agenda intersects with export controls, saying the Trump administration maintained strict limits on the sale of H200 AI chips to China and required rigorous third-party verification before any shipments can take place.

Euronews also reports that Nvidia has urged the White House to reconsider the restrictions, arguing that prolonged limits could be counterproductive by incentivising China to accelerate its own domestic innovation while depriving American firms of access to a major global market.