Trump greets Xi Jinping on arrival in rare move as US-China trade truce extended
Context
President lays out the red carpet, and the US treasury secretary announces a two-month extension of ‘Busan agreement’ pausing trade war hostilities AI, trade, Taiwan and climate: what will and won’t be on agenda at Trump-Xi summit Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping on Wednesday evening, taking the unusual step of greeting the Chinese leader on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews to kick off his state visit to Washington. Xi’s plane was met with a lavish arrival ceremony that included a 100ft long red carpet flanked by US service members, a military flyover by two B-1 bombers and a presentation of the flags and national anthems of both countries. US presidents typically welcome foreign leaders at the White House, but Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to the the military base in Maryland, just outside Washington, to personally shake Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan’s hands upon their arrival in the US. Continue reading...
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