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Trump arrives in China for two-day summit with Xi

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 62 words
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Trump arrives in China for two-day summit with Xi Trump arrives in China for two-day summit with Xi US President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing to meet China’s President Xi Jinping, the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade.

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What happened

Trump arrives in China for two-day summit with Xi Trump arrives in China for two-day summit with Xi US President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing to meet China’s President Xi Jinping, the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade.

Why it matters

Discussions on the US-Israel war on Iran expected during his two-day visit.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Published On 13 May 2026.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/13/trump-arrives-in-china-for-tw…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Published On 13 May 2026”
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Two separate cross-references from Al Jazeera confirm the publication date as 13 May 2026.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Published On 13 May 2026
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/13/what-trum…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Published On 13 May 2026
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/13/activist-…
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Claim 2: “US President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing to meet China’s President Xi Jinping”
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The claim is reported by five independent news organizations: South China Morning Post, Al Jazeera, BBC News, and France24.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — US President Donald Trump’s visit next week to Beijing to meet China’s leader Xi Jinping.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — US President Donald Trump’s expected visit to Beijing next week, where he is set to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/us-official-says-chi…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening to discuss the Iran war and other issues with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/10/trump-to-discuss-ir…
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Claim 3: “Discussions on the US-Israel war on Iran expected during his two-day visit”
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Web search results from Al Jazeera and other sources confirm that discussions regarding the Iran war and pressure on China for buying Iranian oil are expected during the visit.
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web search NEUTRAL — US president will likely ‘apply pressure’ to China for buying Iranian oil during war.Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening to discuss the Iran war and other issues with his Chi…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/10/trump-to-discuss-ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an October 2025 meeting in South Korea. The two are set to meet again this week, and some observers say the fact that the sum…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-xi-china-visit-9.7195663
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web search NEUTRAL — Xi Jinping and Donald Trump inspect an honour guard at a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in November 2017. Photograph: Andy Wong/AP. He also insisted that his personal rela…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/trump-china-su…
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Claim 4: “the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade”
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Two independent news organizations (France24 and BBC News) explicitly state that this is the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Donald Trump was due in Beijing Wednesday on the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260512-trump-due-in-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The visit, from the 13 - 15 May, will be the first to China by a US president in nearly a decade
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rz75rgn8zo?at_medium=RSS…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Donald Trump was due in Beijing Wednesday on the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260512-trump-head…
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