Xi lands in US for state visit, greeted by Trump at airport

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday afternoon for a state visit to the United States, reported Xinhua.

Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were warmly greeted by U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, at the airport in a rare planeside welcome.

The welcome ceremony also included gun salute and the playing of the national anthems of both countries.

On his arrival Xi said he is confident China, U.S. can find right way to get along in new era.

China, U.S. should work in same direction, promote stable relationship featuring cooperation as the mainstay, moderate competition, manageable differences, promises of peace, said the Chinese President.

He said great rejuvenation of Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand, complement each other.

Xi’s visit marks his second summit with Trump in less than six months, reported ANI.

Talks with Trump are expected to cover trade, technology, critical minerals, and broader US-China relations.

Notably, the current US-China tariff truce, agreed at the Busan summit last October, is due to expire in November, and officials said its future, along with existing chip export licences, would be discussed, though no outcome has been pre-decided.

Washington has ruled out trading away its export controls on rare earth flows in exchange for concessions, officials said, while confirming discussions are under way about reducing tariffs on a narrow band of “non-strategic” goods that could benefit both economies.

Artificial intelligence is also expected to be a central topic, building on ideas not yet agreed upon, such as previewing new AI models between the two countries or extending oversight to Chinese open-source systems. US officials declined to detail a firm negotiating position ahead of the leaders’ meeting.

On other contentious fronts, officials said Washington continues to press Beijing over the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals to cartels in Mexico and that Trump is expected, based on past patterns, to again raise the cases of Americans held in Chinese prisons.

The visit, detailed by senior US officials on a background briefing call, follows Trump’s own trip to Beijing in May, when Xi hosted him at the Great Hall of the People, and the two leaders agreed to what they called a “constructive, strategic and stable relationship". Trump is now expected to reciprocate with full state-visit honours.