Xi tells Trump they shouldn't 'mess up' relationship
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
China's leader Xi Jinping tells visiting US President Donald Trump that there could be conflict if their relationship is not managed properly. In a busy day of diplomacy in Beijing, Mr Trump said the two countries could enjoy greater prosperity and co-operation. Also in this podcast: Ukraine says Russia continues to launch drones on its territory. A senior minister resigns in Britain - throwing the prime minister's future into further doubt. There have been protests in Cuba over the economic crisis. And Israel's entrant in this year Eurovision Song Contest talks about the controversy surrounding his participation.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:10.8 | I'm Celia Hatton, and at 15 hours GMT on Thursday, the 14th of May, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.0 | A day of complex diplomacy in Beijing, Donald Trump is welcomed to China by |
| 0:23.3 | Xi Jinping, though thorny issues remain. Ukraine has come under heavy attack by Russia just days |
| 0:29.1 | after a ceasefire officially ended. We've seen rare protests in Cuba as people in Havana react |
| 0:35.6 | to the continued US blockade. |
| 0:39.3 | Also in this podcast, the British schoolboy who was kidnapped by his mother and then disappeared for more than five years. |
| 0:46.9 | Hi, Grandma. I want to live with my mummy and granddad. It is one million times better. Please, do not get anybody to look for us. |
| 1:01.5 | We start with Beijing and the first full day of the superpower summit, a meeting between the leaders of US and China that both sides have described as historic. |
| 1:12.2 | It's a critical relationship. The two countries have the world's largest economies and the |
| 1:16.6 | most powerful militaries. But as we'll hear, it's not yet clear whether efforts to improve |
| 1:22.1 | Sino-U.S. ties have produced results. The long day of diplomacy ended with China's leader Xi Jinping, |
| 1:29.2 | hosting a banquet for President Trump in the Golden Room at the Great Hall of the People. |
| 1:33.8 | Here's some commentary from my colleague Steve Lai as the two main guests arrived. |
| 1:38.5 | We're just getting some movement now and the Great Hall of the People |
| 1:41.3 | where we can see the U.S. President Donald Trump arriving with his entourage around him as well. |
| 1:47.7 | The music ramping up on his arrival as we can see the President of the United States. |
| 1:54.3 | Donald Trump making his way into the banquet hall of the Great Hall of the People, |
| 2:00.1 | accompanied by Xi Jinping as they walk in side by |
| 2:04.2 | side. |
| 2:06.5 | Just soak in this atmosphere. |
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