Trump welcomes Xi at airport with red carpet and military flyover to kick off three-day US visit
The rare airport welcome begins three days of talks on trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan, with a state dinner and military ceremony planned.
- President Donald Trump personally greeted Chinese President Xi at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, breaking protocol by welcoming his counterpart on the tarmac as the three-day state visit began.
- Marking the first state visit to the United States in eleven years, Trump is organizing extraordinary pomp including a 21-gun salute, lavish state banquet, and military flyover at the White House.
- Trump's decision to meet Xi on the tarmac contrasts sharply with his May visit to Beijing, where China's vice-president greeted the American president instead of Xi himself.
- A formal welcome ceremony follows at the White House on September 24, featuring F-22 and B-2 fighter flyovers before Trump and Xi hold talks in the Oval Office and attend a state dinner.
- The diplomatic spectacle aims to sustain a fragile trade truce between the rival superpowers, though officials expect no major breakthroughs on key outstanding issues during the visit.
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