Trump begins two-day Beijing visit to meet Xi Jinping

8 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 8

The meetings are scheduled for May 14-15 in Beijing, with the Iran war and tariffs expected to dominate discussions between the US and China.
The visit is one of several market-moving events next week, alongside a key US inflation report and Kevin Warsh's expected Senate confirmation as Federal Reserve chair.
Trump's trip had been delayed, and follows earlier reporting that he would become the first sitting US president to visit China in nearly a decade.

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