The president’s visit to Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping was initially scheduled for March 31 to April 2.
President Donald Trump sits with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as he speaks during a lunch with the Trump Kennedy Center board members in the East Room of the White House on March 16, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images
WASHINGTON—As the Iran war continues, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would delay his long-awaited trip to Beijing, originally set for the end of this month.
“I have to be here, I feel. And so we’ve requested that we delay it a month or so,” Trump told reporters on March 16.
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.
