Trump to visit Xi Jinping in China on May 14 and 15 after Iran war delay
Al Jazeera
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Chinese President Xi Jinping will also visit US at a later date.
United States President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in mid-May, delaying a planned trip by several weeks as the war against Iran drags on.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Wednesday that Trump’s trip will now take place on May 14 and 15, instead of its originally planned dates, from March 31 to April 2.
She added that Trump and First Lady Melania Trump expect to host Xi during a visit to Washington, DC, later in the year.
During Wednesday’s news briefing, Leavitt faced questions about whether the new dates for the trip symbolised that the war in Iran might be coming to a close.
One reporter asked, “Did the two leaders speak about the conclusion of the war? Was that a precondition for them to have this rescheduled meeting?”
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