Xi Jinping's First Visit to the USA in 3 Years
Quick Look
- Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the USA for the first time in 3 years and was welcomed with a red carpet ceremony by US President Donald Trump at Andrews Air Base in Maryland.
- The meeting shows that issues such as the trade war and the Iran War will be on the agenda between the two leaders.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Xi Jinping's last visit to the USA was in 2023 with Joe Biden. Normally, the US President greets his guests at the north entrance gate of the White House, but on this visit, a red carpet ceremony was held at Andrews Air Force Base.
Chinese President Xi Jinping went to the USA for the first time in 3 years. The plane carrying Xi, who met with former President Joe Biden in 2023, landed at Andrews Air Base in Maryland, where Air Force One is also based.
US President Trump and his wife welcomed Xi and his wife on the approximately 30-meter-long red carpet laid on the runway. The ceremony started with two American children giving flowers to Xi and his wife as they got off the plane. Trump, who went to the door of the plane on the red carpet, warmly welcomed his counterpart.
With this ceremony, Trump broke new ground after 64 years. The last time a US president welcomed a head of state other than the Pope at the airport was 1962. This meeting was held between then-US President John F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
Normally, the US President greets his guests at the northern entrance of the White House.
NTV Washington correspondent Begüm Dönmez Ersöz, who gave information about the ceremony and the 3-day contacts that will follow; He emphasized that this ceremony, which was a first in 64 years, was an indication of the importance Trump attached to the meeting.
Emphasizing that the agenda of the bilateral meeting between the two leaders to be held at the White House today is very busy, Ersöz stated that, in addition to the Iran War, the most important agenda item of the visit will be the trade war between the two countries.
The agreement that the two leaders previously signed in South Korea to mutually reduce customs duties on some products expires in November. It is on the agenda to extend this until January.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Customs duty reduction extension talks between the USA and China regarding the trade war will be concluded by January.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How will the trade war be resolved?
- Can the USA and China find common ground on the Iran War?
- How will the customs duty reduction extension negotiations end?
