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It is Xi Jinping's first state visit to the US since 2023, when he traveled to California for the APEC economic summit and met Joe Biden. Trump invited Xi to the White House during his visit to Beijing in mid-May.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan landed at a military airfield near the US capital on Wednesday evening (local time). She was received there by US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania.
Topics of the visit are likely to include the customs and trade dispute between the two countries, security in dealing with artificial intelligence and global conflicts such as the Iran War or the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Trump wants to put on an extensive program for Xi by Friday, including a military show and a state banquet.
For China's head of state and party, it is the first trip to the USA since 2023, when he traveled to the APEC economic summit in California and met Trump's predecessor Joe Biden. Trump invited Xi to the White House during his visit to Beijing in mid-May.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit and was received at the airport by US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump. Topics of the visit include the customs and trade dispute, security in dealing with artificial intelligence and global conflicts such as the Iran War and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. It is Xi's first trip to the United States since 2023.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit. He was received by US President Donald Trump. Topics of the visit include the trade dispute, AI security and global conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and the situation in Iran.

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