Donald Trump personally greeted Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday as the Chinese president arrived for a state visit to Washington, departing from the usual White House reception. A roughly 100-foot red carpet and two B-1 bombers in a flyover marked the ceremony.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington and Beijing struck a deal to extend the Busan trade truce, moving its deadline from November to Jan. 10. He announced the deal after meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng.
Xi bypassed the UN General Assembly in New York, continuing a pattern: he had addressed the assembly only once since 2012. The schedule also included a full state welcome on the White House South Lawn, private tea between the two couples and a visit to the National Archives. Trump and Xi were expected to discuss wider trade tensions, their countries’ AI race and security concerns during the two-day visit.
