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Trump says he is going to Turkey, China this year

By Thomson Reuters Jun 19, 2026 | 3:08 PM

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on ​Friday he will ‌go to Turkey and make another trip to China at some point ‌in ​2026.

“We’re ⁠doing a lot ⁠of trips. We’ll be going to Turkey. We’ll be going at ​some point during the year back ⁠to China,” ⁠Trump said at ​Joint Base Andrews in ​Maryland, as he unveiled ‌the Boeing 747 plane gifted by Qatar that will join ⁠the Air Force One fleet.

“President Xi (Jinping) is coming here ⁠in ‌September, but ⁠we’re going back ​for ‌a big conference ​that’s in ⁠China,” Trump added.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose, Susan Heavey and Ismail Shakil, Editing by Franklin ​Paul)