Xi arrives in Washington for state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump

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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a state visit, receiving a rare planeside welcome from U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews, marking his first state visit to the U.S. capital in over a decade. The three-day visit, featuring a formal state dinner on Thursday, reciprocates the ceremonial grandeur of Trump's May trip to China, though it occurs amid high tensions over trade, artificial intelligence, Iran, and Taiwan. Trump has praised Xi as a "great leader," while Senator Roger Wicker criticized the "lavish welcome," calling Xi a "brutal, unelected and oppressive dictator." Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the high-level engagement, citing the two nations as the world's largest economies and most powerful militaries. The schedule includes a White House arrival ceremony, a black-tie dinner with tech leaders, and a Friday tour of the National Archives, with low expectations for major breakthroughs.


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