"Trump and Xi's three-day summit, which kicks off on Wednesday, is expected to focus on the US-Israel war on Iran, trade, and the status of Taiwan, among other issues."
"The visit will also be the first trip by a US leader to China since 2017. Trump and Xi have met six times since 2017. United States President Donald Trump's visit to China this week will mark his seventh face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping."
"At the time of their meeting, Trump was coming off a presidential campaign that had heavily criticised China's trade practices and their impact on the US economy. Trump had also angered China by accepting a congratulatory phone call from then-Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, breaking decades of diplomatic precedent set in 1979 when Washington cut off relations with Taipei."
"Xi and Trump met on the sidelines of the G20 summit on July 8, 2017, beginning a pattern of engagement that would see the leaders repeatedly cross paths at major international gatherings. Their meeting focused heavily on North Korea's nuclear programme and economic ties. A month later, the Trump Administration fired its first shot in the US-China trade war by launching an investigation into alleged theft of US intellectual property."
Trump and Xi have met six times since 2017, and Trump’s upcoming China trip will mark a seventh face-to-face meeting and the first US leader visit to China since 2017. The three-day summit beginning Wednesday is expected to address the US-Israel war on Iran, trade, and Taiwan’s status. Their first meeting occurred at Mar-a-Lago on April 6, 2017, amid tensions over trade practices and a phone call Trump accepted from Taiwan’s president, which broke long-standing diplomatic precedent. A later meeting at the G20 on July 8, 2017 focused on North Korea’s nuclear program and economic ties, followed by a US investigation into alleged intellectual property theft that helped launch the trade war.
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