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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States for a multi-day state visit. The visit included a formal red-carpet arrival at Joint Base Andrews, military honors at the White House, and a high-profile state dinner attended by tech executives and CEOs. Discussions during the visit focused on trade, technology, and bilateral relations between the two countries, while separate scuffles occurred between Chinese and U.S. media personnel.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States for a state visit hosted by President Donald Trump, featuring formal ceremonies and discussions on major economic and technological issues.
Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post and NBC News emphasized the complex ties between the two nations and the discussions surrounding AI and trade. Center outlets such as The Hill and CBS News highlighted both the diplomatic pageantry and the physical altercations between the Chinese and U.S. press corps. Right-leaning outlets like the New York Post and One America News Network focused heavily on the charm offensive, grand pageantry, and Trump's hospitality, while Breitbart News noted demonstrations against the visit.
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Chinese media scuffle with US journalists, Secret Service during Xi visit
Members of the Chinese press corps traveling with President Xi Jinping scuffled with U.S. journalists and Secret Service personnel at the White House on Thursday as reporters scrambled to cover the Chinese leader’s state visit. Videos posted online showed several confrontations throughout the day, including Chinese journalists arguing with White House…
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Source context: AI executives and some of the country’s most prominent CEOs were on the list for the state dinner honoring Xi Jinping, which showcased the complex ties between the world’s two largest economies.
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US president to give red-carpet treatment to Chinese counterpart despite tensions over AI developmentTrump greets Xi – live updatesAI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid US-China distrustDonald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the US on Wednesday evening at the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, an unusually generous meeting to kick off the Chinese president’s…
President Donald Trump rolled out the literal red carpet for China’s President Xi Jinping, greeting him at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, an honor not granted to another world leader besides a pope, in six decades. The administration is already touting that a trade truce between the U.S. and China, which was set to expire in November, will be extended by…
AI executives and some of the country’s most prominent CEOs were on the list for the state dinner honoring Xi Jinping, which showcased the complex ties between the world’s two largest economies.
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Members of the Chinese press corps traveling with President Xi Jinping scuffled with U.S. journalists and Secret Service personnel at the White House on Thursday as reporters scrambled to cover the Chinese leader’s state visit. Videos posted online showed several confrontations throughout the day, including Chinese journalists arguing with White House…
President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for his first visit to Washington, D.C., in more than a decade. Weijia Jiang reports.
Trump and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues from trade to AI during the latter's multi-day visit to Washington.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on Wednesday evening for his first state visit in 11 years.
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Behind the glamor of red carpets, military bands, and a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, the tension between press freedoms in the two nations — and the underlying battle of President Donald Trump’s own war on the media — punctuated Thursday’s White House state visit. Xi’s 10 a.m. White House arrival on Thursday…
I’ll just highlight some of the events below as they took place earlier today. First, the official welcome to the White House: . Next, the drill platoon event: . Next comes the military review: . Posted in China, President Trump, Xi State Visit 2026
A major skirmish broke out between US and Chinese media on the White House lawn moments before President Donald Trump's lavish welcome for Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
President Trump was charmer-in-chief Thursday as he hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House.
In a display of diplomatic grand pageantry, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan to the United States on Wednesday, launching a three-day state visit aimed at managing the balance of power between the world’s two largest economies.
Demonstrators gather in Washington, DC, to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping as he visits the United States on Thursday, September 24.
