- President Trump is welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to his first White House visit in more than a decade Thursday.
- Following an elaborate White House arrival ceremony in the morning, featuring military bands and fighter jet flyovers, the two leaders are expected to hold bilateral talks and a state dinner.
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- The visit comes as the U.S. and China extend a monthslong tariff truce and navigate uncertainty around Iran, Ukraine and Taiwan.
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The two countries are also rivals on advanced artificial intelligence technology — but could discuss some safety protocols.
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Thursday and Friday festivities: Military bands, F-22 flyovers, state dinner
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have planned an elaborate arrival ceremony at the White House for their Chinese counterpart, marking Xi's first visit in over a decade.
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The ceremony will begin on the South Lawn shortly after 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, and will involve a flag display, an Armed Forces Full Honor Cordon and the United States Army Herald Trumpets, according to the White House.
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The ceremony will then move inside the White House, where a Marine band will play the countries' national anthems and Mr. Trump and Xi will give remarks and exchange gifts.
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A military review is expected in the Rose Garden.
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The ceremony concludes with a military flyover involving a B-2 Spirit and four F-22 Raptors.
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Starting at 11:30 a.m., Mr. Trump and Xi will hold bilateral meetings in the Oval Office.
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Melania Trump has planned a visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art with Xi's wife, Peng Liyuan, while their husbands participate in meetings.
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On Thursday night, the Chinese leader and his wife will return to the White House for a state dinner in the East Room.
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They will be greeted by Mr. Trump and the first lady at 6:45 p.m., and the two world leaders will deliver remarks in the East Room just over an hour later.
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The Trumps will also host Xi and Peng on Friday morning for tea in the Red Room before they visit the National Archives and fly back to China.
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Several tech executives will attend state dinner
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon will both attend the White House state dinner, according to sources familiar with their plans.
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OpenAI's Chris Lehane confirmed to CBS News that Sam Altman will be attending as well.
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Additionally, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon will attend the dinner, according to a person familiar with his schedule.
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Trump rolled out red carpet for Xi's arrival
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before 6 p.m. Wednesday, with his Air China jet rolling past six F-16s and six F-22s that were lined up on the tarmac.
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Before Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, exited the plane, Mr. Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived in the presidential car, known as The Beast, and walked down the red carpet to the stairs descending the plane.
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A U.S. Air Force band played as Xi and his wife walked down the steps to the awaiting Trumps.
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The arrival ceremony — which included a flyover with two B-1 bombers, a 21-gun salute and the Star-Spangled Banner — was quick, and Mr. Trump and the first lady departed about 10 minutes later.
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What Trump and Xi may discuss on tariffs and trade
One day before Thursday's state visit, top U.S. and Chinese economic officials agreed to extend their truce on tariffs for two months, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News.
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That deal — struck last fall in Busan, South Korea — was initially set to expire Nov. 10.
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It lowered tariffs levied by both countries, paused restrictions on Chinese exports of rare earth minerals and said China would continue to buy large quantities of U.S. soybeans, a pledge China has failed to keep.
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The truce allowed the two countries to climb down from a tit-for-tat trade war that sent U.S. and Chinese tariffs to more than 100% at one point in spring 2025.
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Bessent told Fox News it was extended until January to "give us more time to see what we can do on the economic front."
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Bessent, who met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng over the weekend and on Wednesday, said this week the Chinese have proposed a "bigger deal" on trade between the U.S. and China, beyond the trade truce brokered in Busan in October.
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"We're open to the idea of just continuing the Busan arrangement, or examining the bigger deal," Bessent told reporters Wednesday.
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"We're fine with both, and we're going to do what's best for the American people."
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On Fox News Monday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said there will be an announcement establishing a U.S.-China "Board of Trade," which will determine a "relatively small subset of goods" that the two countries agree they should protect from trade disputes.
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That may include things like low-tech consumer goods and some agricultural products, Greer said.
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The idea of such a board was discussed when Mr. Trump and Xi met in May.
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Trump and Xi may talk artificial intelligence
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Artificial intelligence is on the Trump-Xi agenda, a White House official told reporters on a call Friday on the condition of anonymity, although the person didn't elaborate.
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Amid growing public pressure for the U.S. government to implement more safeguards around advanced AI, Bessent shared over the weekend that the U.S. has proposed a new "notification system" with China to alert AI incidents that affect national security.
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His most-voiced concern about AI is the need for the U.S. to beat China, and he has spoken out against reining in the speed of AI research.
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Trade restrictions also block China from buying certain advanced computer chips that power AI models, though Mr. Trump has
to "approved customers.
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"Will Trump talk about Iran?
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Last week, Mr. Trump dismissed a report from The Wall Street Journal that Chinese entities provided Iran with satellite imagery of a base used by the U.S. military before an Iranian strike killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded four others in Jordan.
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Instead, Mr. Trump offered a nod of appreciation for Xi.
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