Trump to Greet Xi at Airport for First Chinese State Visit in Over a Decade
Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping will hold high-stakes talks and a state dinner Thursday as Washington rolls out rare ceremonial honors for the Chinese leader.
KEY POINTS
- Xi Jinping arrives Wednesday for first Chinese state visit to US in over a decade
- Trump will greet Xi at Joint Base Andrews, breaking from usual White House protocol
- Thursday features arrival ceremony, private talks, and state dinner for 1,000 guests
- Tech leaders Bezos, Musk, Pichai, Dell, Huang, Altman, Fraser, Cook invited to dinner
- Experts expect limited results given tensions over trade, Taiwan, and AI rivalry
President Xi Jinping arrives Wednesday at Joint Base Andrews for the first Chinese state visit to the United States in more than ten years. In an unusual gesture, President Donald Trump will personally greet Xi on the tarmac rather than waiting at the White House.
The formal program begins Thursday with an indoor arrival ceremony on the State Floor and a troop review in the Rose Garden before the two leaders hold private talks. First Lady Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan will hold a separate engagement during the meetings.
“Thousands of people would love to be at that dinner. This is a very tough ticket for me.”
A state dinner for 1,000 guests follows Thursday evening in the East Room, though Trump noted the new 1,000-person ballroom remains under construction. Both leaders will deliver remarks at the dinner.
Tech executives dominate the guest list, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Michael Dell, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Jane Fraser, and Tim Cook. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is also scheduled to meet Chinese counterpart He Lifeng this weekend for pre-summit discussions on Iran sanctions.
The summit comes amid tensions over trade tariffs, Taiwan, and AI competition. Experts caution that the meeting is more likely to extend a fragile truce than produce concrete agreements, echoing the limited outcomes of Trump's Beijing visit in May.
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