China’s Xi arrives in Washington, kicking off his state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for his first state visit in over a decade. President Trump provided a rare planeside welcome at Joint Base Andrews instead of receiving him at the executive residence. This gesture was intended to honor the Chinese leader at the start of the visit.
Trump’s decision to greet Xi at Joint Base Andrews, rather than receiving him at the executive residence, shows how far Trump is going to honor China’s leader as he makes his first state visit to Washington in more than a decade.
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