Trump welcomes China’s Xi Jinping to White House

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: September 24, 2026Country: United States

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Trump welcomes China’s Xi Jinping to White House

Donald Trump welcomed China's President Xi Jinping to the White House for a high-profile state summit focused on US-China relations. It was Xi’s first visit to Washington in over a decade. The meeting occurs as the US and China seek stability amid significant strategic and economic differences.

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