By Tune Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) — U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Chinese language President Xi Jinping in a uncommon welcome at a navy base close to Washington Wednesday, as Xi kicked off his three-day state go to to the U.S. capital for a summit on commerce, synthetic intelligence (AI), safety and different key points.
Trump and first girl Melania Trump gave Xi and Chinese language first girl Peng Liyuan the uncommon welcome on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on the eve of the leaders’ White Home summit — the third in-person assembly following their earlier talks in Busan, South Korea, final October, and in Beijing in Might.
His greeting upon arrival moderately than on the presidential compound underscored the significance the American president attaches to the go to by the chief of the Asian superpower, because the high-stakes summit is ready to characteristic essential points, such because the extension of a bilateral commerce truce, AI security and the safety of Taiwan.
This week’s summit is an important occasion for each leaders on condition that Trump seeks secure ties with Xi forward of the November midterm elections, with Xi angling for good summit outcomes forward of a key political gathering — the fifth plenum of the Communist Social gathering’s Central Committee set for subsequent month.
Xi final visited the U.S. capital in 2015.
This file photograph, launched by Reuters, exhibits U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese language President Xi Jinping assembly for a bilateral summit at Gimhae Worldwide Airport on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. (Yonhap)
Among the many key agenda objects for Thursday’s summit is anticipated to be the 2 nations’ commerce truce, which is ready to run out in November.
The U.S. and China reached the present truce throughout their summit in Busan final 12 months, underneath which Washington agreed to droop elevated tariffs on Chinese language items, with Beijing suspending new export controls on uncommon earths and different vital minerals.
AI is anticipated to be one other key matter for the Trump-Xi assembly as the 2 nice powers have been caught in an intensifying competitors over AI management amid rising security and safety considerations related to the evolving expertise.
Studies have stated that the Trump administration has proposed the institution of a “notification mechanism” for bilateral communication to debate harmful AI occasions with substantial safety implications.
The upcoming summit can also be anticipated to the touch on the safety of Taiwan, a self-governing democracy that China regards as a part of its territory.
As well as, the leaders may additionally focus on North Korea-related points as Trump intends to renew diplomacy with North Korean chief Kim Jong-un later this 12 months.
Hypothesis has arisen that Trump may search a gathering with Kim throughout his subsequent journey to Asia, possible for the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation summit in Shenzhen in November.
Throughout their Beijing summit, the leaders confirmed their shared objective to denuclearize North Korea, based on a White Home reality sheet. However it stays unsure whether or not the leaders reaffirmed the denuclearization objective at this week’s talks on condition that either side search higher ties with Pyongyang.
Earlier than the summit, Trump and the primary girl will host a state arrival ceremony for Xi and the Chinese language first girl, which will likely be held on the South Garden, State Flooring and Rose Backyard of the White Home, and have 479 navy personnel, representing all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, based on the U.S. first girl’s workplace.
The welcome ceremony will embrace a navy evaluate within the Rose Backyard in addition to a navy flyover that includes a B-2 bomber and 4 F-22 fighter jets.
On Thursday night, the U.S. president and first girl will greet Xi and the Chinese language first girl on the North Portico of the White Home for a state dinner within the East Room.
On Friday morning, the presidential {couples} will journey to the Nationwide Archives in Washington the place they may view quite a lot of essential information and paperwork vital to the U.S.-China relationship all through historical past.
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