On May 5, 2026, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng gave an exclusive interview to Senior Foreign Policy Writer Tom O’Connor from Newsweek on U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China and China-U.S. relations.

Tom O’Connor asked: How are the interactions between the leaders as President Trump often praises President Xi? As President Trump plans to visit China from May 13 to 15, what expectations does China have for the upcoming summit in Beijing?

Ambassador Xie said that interactions between the heads of state provide irreplaceable strategic guidance for China-U.S. relations. President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump respect each other, and have maintained close communication. Since last year, the two leaders have spoken on the phone five times and exchanged multiple letters, and held a successful summit in Busan, the Republic of Korea, recalibrating the course of the China-U.S. relationship and steering it toward overall stability. President Trump has expressed his wish to revisit China on multiple occasions. President Xi welcomed this and invited him to visit China again. The two sides are stepping up the preparations.

Ambassador Xie pointed out that in an increasingly turbulent world, the strategic value of China-U.S. relations becomes more prominent. A stable and constructive China-U.S. relationship not only serves the fundamental interests of both our peoples, but also meets the shared expectation of the international community. It is our hope that with the joint efforts of both sides, the upcoming summit in Beijing will be a successful one, which will chart the right course for the future development of China-U.S. relations, and pave the way for making the list of dialogue and cooperation longer and advancing the positive agenda, while shortening the list of problems and properly managing differences, so that we can not only promote the steady, sound, and sustainable development of bilateral relations this year, but also explore a right way for China and the U.S. to get along in the new era based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.