Pakistan's military commander joined the Pakistani PM's meetings with Chinese leadership in Beijing. Islamabad insists China act as guarantor in any agreement between Iran and the U.S., according to Al Arabiya.
The Pentagon is preparing to send a senior delegation to Beijing within weeks ahead of a possible visit by U.S. Secretary of War/Defense Pete Hegseth, according to the South China Morning Post.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Beijing that negotiations are especially important to address the Middle East situation and that the fighting must stop.
NYP Reporter: Prior to boarding Air Force One to depart Beijing, the entire U.S. delegation disposed of every item provided to them by their Chinese hosts. Gifts, badges, pins, and commemorative items were all dumped into a trash bin on sit...
NYP Reporter: Prior to boarding Air Force One to depart Beijing, the entire U.S. delegation disposed of every item provided to them by their Chinese hosts. Gifts, badges, pins, and commemorative items were all dumped into a trash bin on site. The directive was absolute, no item of Chinese origin was permitted to board the aircraft. The precautions extended beyond the departure itself. Delegation members had left all personal electronic devices at home before traveling to China and operated exclusively on clean burner phones throughout the duration of the trip.
Prior to boarding Air Force One to depart Beijing, the entire U.S. delegation disposed of every item provided to them by their Chinese hosts. Gifts, badges, pins, and commemorative items were all dumped into a trash bin on site. The directi...
Prior to boarding Air Force One to depart Beijing, the entire U.S. delegation disposed of every item provided to them by their Chinese hosts. Gifts, badges, pins, and commemorative items were all dumped into a trash bin on site. The directive was absolute, no item of Chinese origin was permitted to board the aircraft. The precautions extended beyond the departure itself. Delegation members had left all personal electronic devices at home before traveling to China and operated exclusively on clean burner phones throughout the duration of the trip.
President Xi offered a toast at the state banquet in Beijing: "To the bright future of China-U.S. relations, and the friendship between the two peoples, and to the health of President Trump and all of the friends present."
Despite being sanctioned by China since 2020, Marco Rubio traveled to Beijing with President Trump.
Beijing has never formally lifted the sanctions, which include a travel ban.
NYP reports that Chinese officials used a workaround, altering the Chinese transliteration of his name, to allow the visit without officially removing the sanctions.
China listed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as "Lu" in its government systems to get around its own sanctions against him and grant access for his diplomatic visit to Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will host a welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on the morning of May 14 BJT, followed by a bilateral meeting, the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. says.
A major U.S. delegation is heading to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping. Rubio, Bessent, Hegseth, Musk, and 16 tech and business CEOs are expected to join Trump.
U.S. military aircraft and an armored motorcade have already arrived in the Chinese capital as security preparations ramp up.
Farming, trade, energy, and security expected on the agenda.
Advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Akbar Velayati:
Trump, "Do not assume you can exploit the current calm in Iran and march victoriously to Beijing." First of all, learn the alphabet of the new geopolitical order in the Middle East. We defeated you on the battlefield; do not imagine you will come out victorious in the diplomatic arena."
