President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is set to depart Washington on Tuesday afternoon for China, where he will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a high-stakes summit.
Trump’s May 13–15 trip marks the first U.S. presidential visit to China since his 2017 state visit during his first term.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
