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13 May 2026, 13:34 GMT+10
Washington DC [US], May 13 (ANI): The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Wednesday reiterated its position on key sensitive issues in China-US relations, stating that certain issues constitute 'four red lines' that must not be challenged during US President Donald Trump's visit to China from May 13 to 15.
In a post on X, the Embassy said, 'The four red lines in China-US relations must not be challenged.' In an image along the post, it listed them as 'The Taiwan Question', 'Democracy and Human Rights', 'Paths and Political Systems' and 'China's Development Right.'
https://x.com/ChineseEmbinUS/status/2054319920003830054
In another post on X, the Embassy said, 'China and the US should explore the building of a strategic, constructive, and stable China-US relationship.'
https://x.com/ChineseEmbinUS/status/2054319482911264850
Reinforcing its broader diplomatic position, in another post on X, it further added, 'Mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation remain the right way for China and the US to get along.'
https://x.com/ChineseEmbinUS/status/2054366016860569878
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said that NVIDIA President and CEO Jensen Huang was travelling aboard Air Force One to China alongside several top American business leaders, rejecting a report that claimed the Nvidia chief had not been invited.
In a Truth Social Post, he said, 'CNBC incorrectly reported that the Great Jensen Huang, of Nvidia, was not invited to the incredible gathering of the World's Greatest Businessmen/women proudly going to China.'
Trump described Huang's presence on the trip as 'an Honor' and listed several prominent executives accompanying him during the China visit.
The other executives mentioned by Trump included Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Tim Cook of Apple, Larry Fink of BlackRock, Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone, Kelly Ortberg of Boeing, Jane Fraser of Citigroup, David Solomon of Goldman Sachs, Sanjay Mehrotra of Micron Technology and Cristiano Amon of Qualcomm.
Trump said he intended to discuss economic opening measures with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit. 'I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to 'open up' China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People's Republic to an even higher level!' Trump said.He said, 'In fact, I promise, that when we are together, which will be in a matter of hours, I will make that my very first request.'
Trump added, 'I have never seen or heard of any idea that would be more beneficial to our incredible Countries!'
Meanwhile, First Lady Melania Trump will not be accompanying US President Donald Trump to China during this visit, as per the White House.
Trump, who departed for China a short while ago, is accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair, Deputy National Security Advisor Robert Gabriel, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, and Ambassador Monica Crowley aboard Air Force One.
Others accompanying President Trump are White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Beau Harrison, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, Assistant to the President & White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung, and President's Science and Tech Advisor Michael Kratsios.
Also aboard Air Force One are Eric Trump, Lara Trump, Ross Worthington and Walt Nauta.
Before his departure to China on Tuesday (local time), Trump interacted with the media and expressed optimism ahead of his visit.
Calling President Xi a friend, Trump told reporters, 'You're going to see that good things are going to happen. This is going to be a very exciting trip.'
When asked if Xi Jinping would help in making a deal with Iran, Trump said, 'It might be. I don't think we need any help with Iran. They're defeated militarily, and they'll either do the right thing, or we'll finish the job. They're either going to do the right thing, or we're just going to finish the job.'
The US President told the media that among the several items for discussions with China, trade would be a key focus area.'We're going to be talking with President Xi about a lot of different things. I would say more than anything else will be trade,' Trump said. (ANI)
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