Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
The meeting took place on the evening of 23 September at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, according to ABC News.
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the aircraft steps. This was followed by an official ceremony featuring a military band, a red carpet and a gun salute.
First, the Chinese national anthem was played, followed by that of the United States. Trump saluted whilst the American national anthem was being played. Two B-1 bombers also flew over the ceremony attendees.
After a brief conversation, Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan made their way to their car, whilst Trump and Melania Trump headed for their motorcade.
What Trump and Xi Jinping will discuss
During the three-day visit, the leaders intend to discuss a range of issues, including the security implications of artificial intelligence, the situation regarding Taiwan, trade, the war in Iran and the supply of critical minerals.
Upon his return to the White House, Trump confirmed that he intends to discuss the situation regarding Iran with Xi Jinping.
“We’ll see. We’ll see. I’ll be discussing this and many other issues,” the US president told reporters.
The US and China have extended their trade truce
Against the backdrop of Xi Jinping’s visit, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Washington and Beijing had agreed to extend the trade truce until 10 January.
According to him, the parties agreed to extend the so-called Busan Agreement, which was due to expire on 10 November.
“This will give us more time to understand what we can achieve in the economic sphere,” Bessent said on Fox News.
He also noted that he does not yet know whether the extra time will lead to the conclusion of a more far-reaching trade agreement.
According to the minister, the Chinese side has not yet fully fulfilled some of its commitments. The US now intends to assess the extent to which Beijing will honour the agreements reached in the coming months.
As reported by the media, Xi Jinping’s reception directly at the airport was unusual for Trump. The US president usually meets foreign leaders at the White House.
The official welcoming ceremony at the White House will take place on Thursday, 24 September. Trump and Melania Trump will formally welcome Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan on the main floor of the presidential residence. Afterwards, the leaders will take part in a review of the honour guard in the Rose Garden and hold closed-door talks.
Xi Jinping and his wife will then be guests of honour at a state dinner in the East Room of the White House. Trump and Xi are expected to address the guests.
The heads of America’s largest technology companies have been invited to the dinner. Among them are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell.
Also listed among the guests are Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser and Tim Cook, who recently stepped down as Apple’s CEO.
On 25 September, Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan are due to meet Trump and the First Lady for a private tea reception. The Chinese delegation will then visit the National Archives, where they will view historical US documents.
It is worth recalling that Xi Jinping’s last state visit to the US took place in September 2015, when Barack Obama was president. Trump visited China in May and held talks with Xi Jinping.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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