'Extremely positive and productive talks': Trump praises Xi meeting

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 14, 2026 · 328 words · By Video by Carys GARLAND

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that they met in Beijing on Thursday for a two-day summit. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: they met in Beijing on Thursday for a two-day summit.

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Claim 1: “they met in Beijing on Thursday for a two-day summit”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms a state visit by Donald Trump to China from 13 to 15 May 2026. Web search results further confirm talks in Beijing taking place on Thursday and Friday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips made by Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of China. Xi Jinping has made 56 international trips to 71 countries si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is making a state visit to China. This visit is Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kim–Xi meetings were a series of summits between North Korea and China during 2018, 2019 and 2025. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on March 25–28, 2018. Xi made …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim–Xi_meetings

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Claim 2: “It was followed by a friendlier, opulent banquet during which Trump and Xi stressed the importance of working together”

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Three independent web search results confirm the state banquet in Beijing, the positive tone, and the emphasis on cooperation and the importance of the U.S.-China relationship.

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web search NEUTRAL — Xi Jinping, China’s leader, told President Trump that if the Taiwan issue were handled poorly, it could lead to a clash with the United States. Later, at a state dinner, they emphasized cooperation.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/13/world/trump-xi-summi…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping both made toasts heralding the importance of the U.S.-China relationship at a state banquet in Beijing on Thursday. During Trump's speech, he in…
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-heads-to-beijing-for…

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web search NEUTRAL — Xi Jinping and Donald Trump attend a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/14/donald-…

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Claim 3: “Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that missteps on Taiwan could push their two countries into "conflict"”

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The claim is reported by Al Jazeera and corroborated by a web search result stating that Xi told Trump that if the Taiwan issue were handled poorly, it could lead to a clash with the United States.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 10 April 2024, Ma Ying-jeou, the former president of the Republic of China (Taiwan; ROC), and Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and president of the People's Re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_meeting_of_Ma_Ying-jeou_a…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Busan Summit was a summit meeting held on 30 October 2025, in Busan, South Korea, between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump. This was the first face-to-face meetin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan_Summit

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Claim 4: “The Chinese Foreign ministry said the comments came in a closed-door meeting that lasted more than two hours”

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Multiple sources confirm the details: one web search result mentions a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry regarding the meetings, and another specifically notes the talks lasted approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes and involved the issue of Taiwan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the first-ranked executive department of the State Council of China, responsible for the country's foreign relations. It is led by …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of State Security (MSS) is the principal civilian intelligence and security service of the People's Republic of China, responsible for foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, covert ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_State_Security_(Ch…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists the 35 Spokespersons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China since 1976. The current spokespersons are Mao Ning, Lin Jian and Guo Jiakun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson_of_the_Ministry_o…

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