The U.S. president originally had a trip to China scheduled to begin at the end of this month.
President Donald Trump speaks during a Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 12, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump said during a press briefing on March 17 that the postponed meeting between him and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping will take place in “about five to six weeks.”
“They were fine with it,” Trump said of the rescheduling, which is still in progress. “I look forward to seeing President Xi. He looks forward to seeing me, I think.
