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Trump welcomes Xi at airport with red carpet and military flyover to kick off three-day US visit

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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