Trump and Xi Jinping meet at the White House: Security and AI issues will be discussed, the state banquet will be attended by US technology CEOs

U.S. President Trump and his wife Melania held a state visit ceremony at the White House on the 24th Eastern Time, grandly welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit, followed by bilateral talks; a state banquet was held in the evening, and Huida CEO Jensen Huang and many other U.S. technology company CEOs will attend.

The two met for the first time at the White House

The welcome ceremony was held on the South Lawn, State Floor and Rose Garden of the White House. A total of 479 service members of the US military from all branches participated in the ceremony. In addition to playing the national anthems of the two countries, displaying the national flags of the two countries and saluting, it also included a military honor guard parade in the Rose Garden, and the climax of the ceremony, a flyover performance involving a B-2 bomber and four F-22 fighter jets.

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Trump: Security and AI issues will be discussed

In his speech at the welcome ceremony, Trump said that since he was first elected president in 2016, he and Xi Jinping have "established a really great friendship." This is Xi Jinping's second visit to the White House, but it is the first time the two have met in the White House. "Since his last visit, a lot of things have changed. "Change"; during this visit, the two will discuss "urgent issues related to security, technology and super intelligence (artificial intelligence)". "The decisions we make today will promote peace and prosperity for decades to come." Trump also said that he is working hard to move towards a more balanced trade relationship.

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In his speech, Xi Jinping said that China and the United States are both great countries, and this trip is to inherit friendship and expand cooperation; China and the United States must adhere to the bottom line of non-confrontation and non-conflict. The two countries have the ability and responsibility to develop and manage artificial intelligence well. He also announced that China will invite 100,000 American teenagers to come to China for exchange and study in the next five years.

The day before, Trump and his wife personally welcomed Xi Jinping and his wife at Joint Base Andrews in Washington on the evening of the 23rd. It was the first time in eleven years that a US president went to the airport to receive visiting foreign leaders. After Xi Jinping stepped off the special plane, he shook hands and exchanged greetings with Trump, who was waiting by the gangway. Then he walked on the red carpet and was welcomed by the U.S. military and military aircraft in formation, a gun salute, and a B-1 bomber flying over. Trump appeared to frown at the loudness of the bombers as they flew over.

Two factions clashed outside Andrew Base

As Xi Jinping embarked on a state visit, there were clashes between protesting and welcoming crowds outside the Andrew Base on the 23rd. Videos posted online showed that the protesters held flags and slogans including "Liberate Hong Kong," "Remove dictator Xi Jinping," "Xi Jinping steps down," and "Oppose the Chinese Communist Party's organ harvesting." The two groups pushed, scuffled, and pulled each other's flags, alerting the police to intervene. Along the way to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington, where Xi Jinping is staying, there were also crowds of supporters and protesters. Demonstrators gathered outside the hotel, and the authorities significantly tightened security.

Xi Jinping is expected to raise the Taiwan issue. Since there are no Chinese CEOs accompanying the Chinese delegation, expectations for major business deals are low.

Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesman Jiang Bin said on the 24th that he hopes the United States will handle the Taiwan issue "with caution" and urges the United States to abide by the three Sino-US joint communiques, "especially the provisions of the August 17 Communiqué, and stop arms sales to Taiwan."