White House: Trump trip to Beijing set for May 14-15

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Initially slated to travel next week, U.S. President Donald Trump will now visit Beijing on May 14 and 15, he said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. 

Trump added that he would host Xi for a reciprocal visit in Washington later this year.

Trump is expected to meet President Xi Jinping in May during his first visit to China in eight years, a trip postponed due to the Iran war.

Trump's effort to reschedule the trip reflected the Republican president's eagerness to project confidence in a challenging Middle East war and simultaneously to manage a tense relationship between the world's biggest economies.

"Our Representatives are finalizing preparations for these Historic Visits," Trump said. "I look very much forward to spending time with President Xi in what will be, I am sure, a Monumental Event."