Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first visit by a sitting US president in nearly a decade. The leaders held a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People near Tiananmen Square, with honor guards and staged pageantry. Relations have stabilized since their October meeting in Busan, though tensions persist over the US-Israel conflict with Iran, rare earth supply dominance, and US export controls on advanced chips. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the China relatio

Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first visit by a sitting US president in nearly a decade. The leaders held a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People near Tiananmen Square, with honor guards and staged pageantry. Relations have stabilized since their October meeting in Busan, though tensions persist over the US-Israel conflict with Iran, rare earth supply dominance, and US export controls on advanced chips. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the China relationship is the US’s “top political and geopolitical challenge,” noting areas of both cooperation and strategic conflict.