Trump hails ‘truly great friendship’ with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader begins his state visit
The leaders agreed to a two-month extension of the truce as they seek a more durable deal and discuss AI safeguards and Taiwan.
- On Thursday, September 24, 2026, President Donald Trump hosted Xi Jinping at the White House, where both leaders hailed their "truly great friendship" and agreed to extend their trade truce by two months.
- The temporary pause aims to prevent a return to last year's trade war, as both nations navigate persistent friction over Taiwan arms sales and ongoing economic competition that has strained bilateral relations.
- During the visit, Xi announced China will send two giant pandas to the Atlanta Zoo as an "envoy of friendship," while both leaders emphasized that artificial intelligence must "always under human control."
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the extension runs through January, providing time for officials to pursue a more durable agreement before the leaders meet again at APEC and G20 summits in December.
- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., criticized the summit's "lavish welcome," citing troubling issues with the Chinese Communist Party as both superpowers seek to avoid the "Thucydides trap" in managing security competition.
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Trump says US-China ties have 'never gotten along better', presents bald eagle statue to Xi Jinping
US President Donald Trump hosted a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House. During the dinner, Trump highlighted the importance of US-China relations despite existing differences between the nations. Jinping received a gift of a bald eagle statue, symbolizing the United States, designed by an American artist. Trump expressed a desire for the statue to be displayed prominently in Beijing.
Trump welcomes Xi with honors, historic wine and a sculpture of the bald eagle, while defending that both represent different systems but that "the ties between our peoples endure" and that the US and China "never" had gotten better Read
President Donald Trump praised Thursday for the “really great friendship” he forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his long-awaited state visit.
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