Xi begins 3-day US visit with rare airport welcome from Trump

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has commenced a three-day visit to Washington, where he is meeting with US President Donald Trump. On the first day of his trip, Xi received a rare airport welcome from Trump at Joint Base Andrews, a departure from protocol. This meeting occurs as the US-China relationship experiences fluctuations, with both nations competing in areas such as trade, artificial intelligence, resources, and global influence. The article notes this is the first face-to-face discussion between the leaders since Trump's visit to Beijing in May.

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Xi Jinping is being met at Joint Base Andrews by Donald Trump.

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Xi Jinping begins a three-day visit to Washington.

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The US-China relationship continues to fluctuate.

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This is an extraordinary break from protocol.

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Topics to be discussed include trade, AI, resources, and global influence.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits ChinaDiplomacy LIVE Updated 1 minute ago Xi begins 3-day US visit with rare airport welcome from Trump The Chinese president has begun a three-day visit to Washington, with a host of vital topics to be discussed SCMP Published: 5:18am, 24 Sep 2026Updated: 6:14am, 24 Sep 2026 0 New Update Introduction This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. On this first day of Xi’s three-day trip, he is being met at the Joint Base Andrews military airstrip by Trump himself, in an extraordinary break from protocol that Xi did not afford the American president in May. Xi and China’s first lady, Peng Liyuan, will then travel into the US capital by motorcade. The trip comes as the US-China relationship continues to fluctuate. Trump’s warm welcome comes as both Washington and Beijing jockey for position in arenas as diverse as trade, Artificial Intelligence (AI), resources and global influence, and a day after the mercurial US president flattered Japanese prime minister – and Beijing antagonist – Sanae Takaichi. Join SCMP for live updates from the first day of this high-profile political event. Reporting by Teresa Frontado, Mark Magnier, Lucy Quaggin, Nayan Seth, Han Li, Khushboo Razdan, Vincent Chow, Holly Chik, Siqi Ji, Dewey Sim. All times given in blog entries are Eastern Time (UTC-5, HKT-13). Select Voice Select Speed 0.8x 0.9x1.0x 1.1x 1.2x 1.5x 1.75x 00:0000:00 1x AI-generated voice

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