Trump–Xi Meeting on Schedule Amid Iran War: US Trade Ambassador

A priority of the bilateral meeting will be to establish a board of trade to detemine what the countries can export and import to each other, Greer said.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer addresses journalists during a press statement with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (unseen) following a new round of trade discussions with Chinese officials at the OECD Headquarters in Paris on March 16, 2026. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer said the U.S.–China bilateral meeting set for May 14–15 is still on schedule, and there is no indication that U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking another delay due to the war in Iran.

Greer met with Chinese counterparts in Paris on March 15–16 ahead of the bilateral meeting between Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, where the negotiators worked out a framework for increasing trade between the two countries. Greer said during a March 31 interview with Bloomberg Surveillance that there are no additional meetings planned before the bilateral between Trump and Xi in Beijing.