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Trump plans state dinner for Xi during China leader’s US trip

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US President Donald Trump announced that he will host a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Washington later this month. The dinner is scheduled for September 24, with Xi and his wife set to attend. Tensions between the US and China have been rising over Beijing's ties with Iran, but Trump downplayed these issues, describing Xi as a "great gentleman" with whom he has a "very good trading relationship". This visit marks the latest development in the complex and often tumultuous relationship between the two countries, which had previously been embroiled in a tariff war.
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US President Donald Trump announced plans for a state dinner in honor of Chinese leader President Xi Jinping, scheduled to take place on September 24**. The dinner will occur during Xi's visit to Washington later in September. Trump downplayed tensions between the US and China over Beijing's ties with Iran, stating that they have a "very good trading relationship" and get along well personally. This is despite previous trade disputes and tariff wars between the two countries, which had escalated before a recent truce was struck. Xi will be accompanied by his wife during the visit, which marks the latest development in the complex and often tumultuous relationship between the US and China. The state dinner is seen as a significant gesture of goodwill and diplomacy between the two nations.

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Trump told reporters on Sept 4 that he’d host the dinner Sept 24, while downplaying tensions between the US and China over Beijing’s ties with Iran. “We’re going to have a state dinner, and we’re gonna – we do great things with China, we’ve been doing very well with China,” Trump said.
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🔮 The US will hold a formal state dinner in honour of President Xi Jinping when the Chinese leader visits Washington later in September, US President Donald Trump said.
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Trump plans state dinner for Xi during China leader’s US trip · assertive framing

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Trump plans state dinner for Xi during China leader’s US trip AI generated WASHINGTON – asserted
Trump → plan → trip
The US will hold a formal state dinner in honour of President Xi Jinping when the Chinese leader visits Washington later in September, US President Donald Trump said. asserted
Trump → hold → September
Trump told reporters on Sept 4 that he’d host the dinner Sept 24, while downplaying tensions between the US and China over Beijing’s ties with Iran. “We’re going to have a state dinner, and we’re gonna – we do great things with China, we’ve been doing very well with China,” Trump said. asserted
Trump → tell → China
“He’s a great gentleman, we get along great, we have a very good trading relationship, and you know, they’re a competitor and all of that, but we have a very good relationship with President Xi,” Trump said. asserted
Trump → ’ → Xi
“He’s coming with his beautiful wife, she’s a beautiful woman and a great woman, respected all over the world, they’re coming together.” asserted
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The visit will be the latest mile-marker in the roller coaster relationship between the two countries, which were in a spiralling tariff war in 2025 before striking a trade truce of sorts and teeing up Trump’s visit to China earlier in 2026. asserted
which → spiral → 2026
China has been the main buyer of Iran’s oil, and Beijing has resisted Trump’s calls to cut off trade with Iran, as the US president seeks to increase economic pressure on Tehran to force them to cut a deal that would end the conflict that has stretched more than six months. asserted
that → resist → months
With regard to Iran, “I said ‘please don’t get involved’ to President Xi – I have a very good relationship – and they’re not really involved,” Trump told reporters on Sept 4 in the Oval Office. asserted
Trump → say → Office
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