US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Friday at
Beijing’s Zhongnanhai leadership compound for a second day of talks following a
highly choreographed summit in the Chinese capital. Discussions covered trade,
Taiwan and the Iran war, with Xi delivering his strongest warning yet on Taiwan,
saying mishandling the issue could lead to “clashes” between the two powers.
Trump said China agreed to buy 200 Boeing planes and told Fox News Xi offered to
help on Iran, while the White House said both sides agreed the Strait of Hormuz
must remain open. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington and Beijing
are also discussing tariff reductions on some non-critical goods and a mechanism
to fast-track certain Chinese investments in the US.
