Trump's postponed meeting with Xi in Beijing to be held May 14-15

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a "long-awaited" meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15, the White House said Wednesday, after the trip was postponed earlier this month due to the ongoing war with Iran.

Trump's visit to China, his first since returning to office in January last year, was originally scheduled for March 31 to April 2. But despite months of preparations, it was pushed back as he wanted to remain in the United States to focus on the war that his country and Israel had initiated weeks earlier.