President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he would delay his trip to China for “five or six weeks,” officially pushing the major summit after administration officials opened the door to the trip’s postponement as they focus on the war with Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025.

US President Donald Trump’s request to delay a high-stakes summit with China’s leader Xi Jinping could work in Beijing’s favor, according to several Chinese sources familiar with the matter, potentially allowing both parties to sidestep complications related to the US’ war with Iran – China’s most important strategic partner in the Middle East.

Deterring an attack on the island has been a bedrock American policy for 75 years. Xi Jinping sees a chance to change that.

The China trip had been planned for months but began to unravel as Trump pressured Beijing and other world powers to use their military might to protect the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for the flow of oil.

A long-awaited meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place in Beijing on May 14 and 15, the White House said.

The French president urged countries to band together to avoid becoming “vassals” or face the “dominance” of China or the “unpredictability” of the U.S.

President Trump's planned trip to China has been indefinitely postponed due to the economic fallout and geopolitical chaos caused by his decision to start a war with Iran, which has strained the U.S.

Those same elites concur on one more point: probably, China will do little to shape how or when the Iran war actually ends. If that stance sounds oddly passive, given all that the country has at stake,

From Iran to China, President Trump’s global aggression has encouraged other countries to search for new ways to pressure the U.S. economy.