Xi and Trump's Beijing Meeting: Trade Deals and Tech Leaders
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- Day two of Xi and Trump's Beijing meeting focused on trade deals and featured tech leaders.
- Trump hinted at a "G2" and Zhou Qunfei was seen seated between Tim Cook and Elon Musk at a state banquet.
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From ‘fantastic’ trade deals to the Chinese tech leader sitting next to Elon Musk, here’s all you need to know from the second day of Xi and Trump’s meeting in Beijing
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Published: 3:08am, 16 May 2026
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1. ‘We’ll be back’: the latest takeaways from the Xi-Trump talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump chat as they stroll through the grounds of Zhongnanhai, with Trump again dangling the idea of a “G2”.
2. Meet Zhou Qunfei: the woman seated between Cook and Musk at China state banquet
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