Xi Begins US Visit With Rare Trump Welcome

5 sourcesUpdated Sep 23, 2026

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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit, where current President Donald Trump planned an unusually personal welcome at Joint Base Andrews rather than receiving him at the White House. The visit includes an arrival ceremony and a formal state dinner, designed in part to reciprocate the ceremonial treatment Trump received during his May visit to China. The high-profile pageantry comes amid tensions over trade, artificial intelligence, Iran and Taiwan, as Washington and Beijing compete for influence and seek to preserve strategic stability. Sen. Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized what he called a lavish welcome and urged Trump to raise concerns including China’s military buildup and other disputes.

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