Chinese President Xi arrives in Washington, kicking off state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit and was greeted at the plane by President Trump. The visit includes a formal White House state dinner. The event reciprocates the ceremonial welcome Trump received during his visit to China in May.
The state visit, complete with a formal state dinner at the White House on Thursday, is supposed to reciprocate the ceremonial grandeur that marked Trump’s May visit to China.
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