Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summit

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 13, 2026 · 665 words · By Gavin Blackburn

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This week's trip, the first since Trump visited Beijing in 2017, will involve highly anticipated talks with Xi on Thursday and Friday.

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What happened

This week's trip, the first since Trump visited Beijing in 2017, will involve highly anticipated talks with Xi on Thursday and Friday.

Why it matters

US President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to "open up" China to American firms as he heads to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the Iran war.

Common ground

In a sign of Trump's focus on business, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One during a stopover in Alaska, with Tesla's Elon Musk also travelling on the presidential plane to China.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/13/donald-trump-vows-to-push-xi-jinping-to-open…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “US President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to "open up" China to American firms”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state that Trump intends to ask Xi Jinping to 'open up' China to American firms.

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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump is expected to address the Iran war, trade and Taiwan in talks with China's Xi Jinping. DW has more.Trump expected to land in the evening of May 13 and stay through May 15. Trum…
https://www.dw.com/en/trump-xi-summit-trump-to-ask-xi-to-ope…

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has failed to reach an understanding with the Russian president on the Donbas issue. The US president told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing for China.Trump …
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/05/13/2301412.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, he may be on the verge of tying the United States to China irrevocably: Mr. Trump and Xi Jinping are reportedly considering a deal to allow China to invest $1 trillion in the United States, l…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/trump-xi-china-us…

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Claim 2: “A host of other top CEOs, including Apple's Tim Cook, will also be in Beijing for the visit”

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Multiple sources confirm Tim Cook and other top CEOs (including Musk and Huang) are part of the delegation to Beijing.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump invites CEOs of Tesla, Goldman, Apple, and others to China.Apple CEO Tim Cook, Elon Musk to join President Donald Trump for China visit, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang may m.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Among those joining the president on his official trip to Beijing are Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Larry Fink of BlackRock, as well as other executives from…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx757w048o

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web search NEUTRAL — Apple CEO Tim Cook (left) and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and expected to join a delegation of US business leaders travelling with President Donald Trump to China this week.1:35. China confirms dates for Trum…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3353199/trump-heads-…

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Claim 3: “the war in the Middle East, which already delayed the trip from March.”

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Three sources confirm the trip was delayed from March due to conflict/war involving Iran in the Middle East.

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web search NEUTRAL — Washington (United States) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he expected to travel to China in a bit over one month, after postponing the trip slated for the end of March due to his war o…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260317-trump-says-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — China has not yet commented on the delay to the highly anticipated trip, in which Trump and the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will meet in person for the first time since October.Trump’s war with a C…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/looking-for-…

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web search NEUTRAL — After postponing his trip in March — having just recently launched the war with Iran — US President Donald Trump is set to visit China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing at the end of the week. The meetin…
https://www.dw.com/en/trump-xi-summit-trump-to-ask-xi-to-ope…

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Claim 4: “Trump said on Monday he would speak to Xi about US arms sales to Taiwan”

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Claim 5: “the first by a US president to China in nearly a decade.”

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Five independent news organizations (The Guardian, France24, BBC, NY Post) all state this is the first visit by a US president to China in nearly a decade.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The trip will mark the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/10/…

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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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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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Claim 6: “The packed itinerary includes a state banquet in Beijing's Great Hall of the People and a tea reception.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific details of the itinerary regarding the state banquet and tea reception.

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Claim 7: “Trump's 2017 trip”

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Claim 8: “Iran, which sells most of its US-sanctioned oil to China.”

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Multiple sources discuss Iran selling its oil to China despite US sanctions, with one source explicitly stating 'Iran sells most of its oil to China'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran sells most of its oil to China.Mr. Bessent said that the United States could also release more oil from its own strategic reserves, on top of the 172 million barrels it had already pledged to tap…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/world/middleeast/trump-oi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran is working to send some of its oil by rail to China and import food by road from the Caucasus and Pakistan. The Iranian Shipping Association said on April 30 that only 40% of Iranian trade can be…
https://babel.ua/en/news/126635-iran-plans-to-supply-oil-to-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The shadowy network of Chinese oil refineries funding Iran.But Beijing also rejects what it calls “unilateral” US sanctions and has ordered companies not to comply with Washington’s sanctions on refin…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/china/china-oil-refineries-ir…

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Claim 9: “Nvidia chief Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One during a stopover in Alaska”

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Three separate reports confirm that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One during a stopover in Alaska to join the trip.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Nvidia CEO boarded Air Force One during a refuelling stop in Alaska, with Trump saying it was ‘an honour’ to have him on the trip. 3-MIN READ.Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, will reportedly travel to…
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3353346/n…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One in Alaska, joining a delegation of more than a dozen business leaders accompanying President Trump on his trip to Beijing. Listen · 2:31 min.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/trump-china-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who had not been on the original guest list, boarded the plane as a last-minute addition during a refueling stopover in Anchorage, Alaska, according to the White House pool re…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-flies-to-china-with-…

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Claim 10: “The two sides are set to discuss extending a one-year truce in their tariff war, which Trump and Xi reached during their last meeting in South Korea in October.”

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Claim 11: “China's foreign minister urging his Pakistani counterpart on Tuesday to step up mediation efforts between Iran and the United States.”

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Two independent sources (Xinhua via web search and Anadolu Ajansı) confirm China's foreign minister urged Pakistan to step up mediation between Iran and the US.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan brokered a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran on April 8, followed by critical talks in Islamabad attended by senior delegations from both countries on April 11 and 12. Neither side w…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/china-urges-pakistan-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — He became the first Iranian foreign minister to visit Afghanistan since 2017, and the first to visit since the Taliban takeover in 2021.[30] In April 2025, Araghchi was involved in indirect negotiatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi

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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi urged Pakistan to intensify mediation efforts between the United States and Iran to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Xinhua News Agency.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/chi…

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Claim 12: “Tesla's Elon Musk also travelling on the presidential plane to China.”

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Multiple sources confirm Elon Musk is traveling on the presidential plane to China.

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web search NEUTRAL — It added that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was also travelling on the presidential plane.In an interview last week, he said he would have joined the trip “if invited”. Huang’s last-minute addition t…
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3353346/n…

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web search NEUTRAL — Fox News, citing travel plans, says President Trump will travel to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by tech and industry CEOs including Elon Musk. The trip signals a high-prof…
https://www.pizzint.watch/intel/trump-xi-beijing-musk-mp2xh5…

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Claim 13: “This week's trip, the first since Trump visited Beijing in 2017, will involve highly anticipated talks with Xi on Thursday and Friday.”

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Multiple sources confirm Trump visited China in 2017 (Wikipedia) and is visiting again this week for talks with Xi Jinping on Thursday and Friday.

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web search NEUTRAL — This week's trip -- the first since Trump visited in 2017 -- will involve high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday and Friday, during a packed itinerary that includes a ...
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-2-day-china-vis…

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web search NEUTRAL — United States President Donald Trump's visit to China this week will mark his seventh face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/12/trump-and-xi-a-reca…

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web search NEUTRAL — From 8 to 10 November 2017, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China with his wife, the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump. This was Trump's first stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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Claim 14: “police monitoring major intersections and checking the ID cards of passengers on the metro”

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