Trump greets China’s Xi at airport in historic move — as nations agree to trade truce to kick off high-stakes DC visit
President Trump greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews for a high-stakes visit to Washington, D.C. The two nations agreed to a trade truce as the visit began. This airport greeting marks a historic move, as the last such event involving a world leader occurred in 1962.
The last time an American president greeted a world leader at JBA was in 1962 when John F. Kennedy met British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
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