Trump Welcomes Xi to Washington for Talks on Trade, AI, Taiwan

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President Donald Trump personally welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, marking the start of a three-day visit and the first such reception of a foreign leader by a US president since 1962. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan received military honors, a red carpet, and a B-1 bomber flyover. The agenda covers trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, critical minerals, and Iran, with the US-China trade truce extended to January 10, 2027. Xi stated the two nations should be "partners, not rivals," while Trump seeks new commercial commitments. A state dinner is scheduled Thursday, and EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will meet Chinese officials in Beijing on October 8-9.


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