Last day of Xi’s US visit begins with Trump at White House tea

2026 Xi-Trump summits ChinaDiplomacy LIVE Updated 1 minute ago Last day of Xi’s US visit begins with Trump at White House tea After a day of intensive talks, a more relaxed itinerary is scheduled for the Chinese president before his flight home SCMP Reporters Published: 9:49pm, 25 Sep 2026Updated: 10:05pm, 25 Sep 2026 0 New Update Introduction This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Meanwhile, Peng joined her counterpart Melania Trump for a visit to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art before both couples attended a state dinner alongside some of America’s top tech CEOs. Today’s itinerary is less intensive: the couples will meet at the South Portico of the White House before drinking tea together. They will then visit the National Archives to see historical records and documents of importance to the China-relationship" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="193936" data-entity-type="topic">US-China relationship. The Trumps will say goodbye there. Xi will then head back to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and depart. Reporting by Teresa Frontado, Mark Magnier, Pinghui Zhuang, Lucy Quaggin, Nayan Seth, Han Li, Khushboo Razdan, Vincent Chow, Holly Chik, Siqi Ji and Dewey Sim All times given in blog entries are Eastern Time (UTC-5, HKT-13) coverage: - Trump hails WWII ‘ally’ China as Xi tells of bonds ‘forged in blood and fire’ - Pat on the back? Xi and Trump’s body language speaks volumes - Culinary diplomacy on the menu for Xi and Trump at the White House Select Voice Select Speed 0.8x 0.9x1.0x 1.1x 1.2x 1.5x 1.75x 00:0000:00 1x AI-generated voice