India, March 26 -- President Donald Trump has confirmed he will travel to Beijing on May 14 and 15 to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, rescheduling a summit that was originally set for late March but was postponed after Trump launched a U.S. military operation against Iran. The White House announced the new dates hours before Trump posted the confirmation on his Truth Social platform, calling the visit a "Monumental Event" with historic implications for U.S.-China relations.

Why Was the Trump-Xi Summit Originally Postponed?

Trump said on March 16 that he had personally requested Beijing delay the meeting so he could remain in Washington during active combat operations in the Middle East. "Because of the war I want to be here, I have t...