{"id":27658,"date":"2026-05-14T03:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/trump-xi-summit-begins-in-beijing-videos\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T03:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:13:55","slug":"trump-xi-summit-begins-in-beijing-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/trump-xi-summit-begins-in-beijing-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Xi summit begins in Beijing (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The leaders are meeting amid tensions in the Middle East and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"171\">Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shook hands ahead of bilateral talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017.<strong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"125\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"126\">In his opening remarks, Xi said he had always believed that the two countries <em>\u201chave more common interests than differences.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"402\"><em>\u201cA stable bilateral relationship is good for the world. China and the United States both stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. We should be partners, not rivals. We should help each other succeed and prosper together,\u201d<\/em> Xi said through an interpreter.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"535\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Chinese leader also congratulated Trump on the upcoming 250th anniversary of US independence, which will be celebrated in July.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"238\">Trump praised the <em>\u201cfantastic relationship\u201d<\/em> he said he had enjoyed with Xi during his first term in office. <em>\u201cWe\u2019ve gotten along when there were difficulties, we worked them out. We are going to have a fantastic future together,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"444\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Trump also told Xi that he has\u00a0<em>\u201csuch respect for the job\u201d<\/em> he has done as president. <em>\u201cYou\u2019re a great leader. Sometimes people don\u2019t like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it\u2019s true,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"761\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><em>\u201cThe relationship between China and the US is going to be better than ever before,\u201d<\/em> Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"203\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">On Thursday morning, Trump arrived at the Great Hall of the People, the seat of the Chinese government. He and Xi greeted each other and posed for photographs before beginning bilateral talks.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.05\/6a05354b85f540760d2c3091.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"63\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The leaders inspected troops lined up in Tiananmen Square.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"761\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Trump\u2019s trip comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel and the continuing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that normally handles around 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas trade.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"761\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said aboard Air Force One en route to Beijing that the US would seek to persuade China to play <em>\u201ca more active role\u201d<\/em> in negotiations with Iran. Washington previously sanctioned Chinese refineries and satellite companies accused of aiding Tehran. China denounced the sanctions as illegal under international law and ordered domestic companies not to comply.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.05\/6a0537d7203027461111e55a.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"126\">According to CBS News, Trump is accompanied by top business executives with a combined net worth estimated at $1 trillion. The delegation reportedly includes Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, and Meta President Dina Powell McCormick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leaders are meeting amid tensions in the Middle East and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shook hands ahead of bilateral talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017. 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