He american president, donald trumpfaces this Thursday in Beijing the central day of his state visit to Chinawith a meeting with your Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingin an event marked by the commercial truce between both powers, Taiwantechnological rivalry and the war in Iran.
Trump landed last night in the Chinese capital, where he was received at the foot of the tarmac by the Chinese vice president, Han Zhengtogether with the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, and the Chinese vice foreign minister, Ma Zhaoxubefore moving to the hotel Four Seasonsin the vicinity of the American Embassy.
The visit, the second of trump to China After the one carried out in 2017 during his first term, this Thursday includes meetings with Xia dinner State and a series of formal events on an agenda that will last until Friday.
The trip arrives after trade truce agreed by both leaders last October in Busan, which calmed tariff tensions and eased some Chinese restrictions on rare earthbut that left other fronts unsolvedsuch as US controls advanced chipsaccess to the Chinese market or purchases of agricultural products from USA.
Before Trump’s arrival in Beijingthe delegations led by the US Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, and the Chinese Vice Premier, He Lifeng, concluded this Wednesday in Seoul a economic negotiations and commercial that the Chinese state agency Xinhua described as “constructive”.
This Tuesday, Trump said from Air Force One that he will ask Xi to “open up” China to American companies.
The delegation includes senior executives such as Elon Muskof tesla; Tim Cookof Apple; Jensen Huangof Nvidiawho joined at the last minute during the Air Force One stopover in Alaska, and those responsible for Boeing, BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, Goal either Goldman Sachs.
The war in Iran is also among the underlying issues. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubiostated during the flight to China that Washington hopes to convince Beijing to play a more active role in Tehranconsidering that the blocking of Hormuz It directly affects Chinese energy and commercial interests.
Approximately 45% of Chinese imports of gas and oil pass through Hormuz.
China has repeatedly condemned the US attacks and Israel against Iranbut has also stressed the need to “respect sovereignty” from the countries of the Gulfwith whom he keeps close political ties, commercial and energetic and that they have been the target of Iranian reprisals.
Taiwan will be another highlight on the leaders’ agenda: hours before the arrival of trump, Beijing urged Washington to “handle the issue prudently” and “arrest” the shipment of weapons to the island, after the US president announced that he will deal with Xi the sale of weapons to Taipei.