JL-045 · Prof Jiang Xueqin · said
Trump will visit China in May, as part of China paying off both Russia and the United States to keep oceanic trade open.
Prof Jiang Xueqin said this on 7 April 2026. Our assessment, on the public evidence linked below, is confirmed.
What Prof Jiang Xueqin said
“that's what happened in May when Trump visits China”
Our assessment
Trump was in Beijing from 13 to 15 May 2026 and met Xi on 14 May, with reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Chinese purchases of American oil, aircraft and farm goods at the centre of the agenda. The trip had already been publicly rescheduled to 14 and 15 May on 25 March, before the 7 April video, and the summit produced no substantive agreement, so the timing was right while the payoff mechanism involving Russia is not established.
Evidence
This is our opinion, reached from the quote alongside it and the evidence linked here. How we score.
Verdict history 1
- reviewed batch, 3 August 2026Pending changed to Confirmed
Trump was in Beijing from 13 to 15 May 2026 and met Xi on 14 May, with reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Chinese purchases of American oil, aircraft and farm goods at the centre of the agenda. The trip had already been publicly rescheduled to 14 and 15 May on 25 March, before the 7 April video, and the summit produced no substantive agreement, so the timing was right while the payoff mechanism involving Russia is not established.