This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account below. Unrivalled Xi-Trump summit analysis: get real-time updates and exclusive boots-on-the-ground reporting from our Beijing and Washington bureaus. Subscribe now with great savings to stay ahead. US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping today for a much-anticipated summit that could shape the next stage of rivalry between the world’s two superpowers. It is the first visit.