Trump hosts Xi Jinping for three-day White House state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the White House from September 23–25, where President Trump greeted him on the tarmac in a rare diplomatic gesture. The visit focused on managing U.S.–China relations on AI, trade, and geopolitical issues, with both sides seeking stability between the world's largest economies.

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Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi's US state visit

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The US president met his Chinese counterpart on the tarmac in a rare show of courtesy ahead of the three-day state visit which is expected to cover issues including AI, trade, Iran and Taiwan.

Xi's US arrival not covered by major TV outlets amid Trump media ban

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"Our commander-in-chief should keep in mind that his guest is a brutal, unelected and oppressive dictator," said Republican senator Roger Wicker, the chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee. And...? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... The US president met his Chinese counterpart on the tarmac in a rare show of courtesy ahead of the three-day state visit which is expected to cover issue

How China helped arm Iran before Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi

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China's role as a self-proclaimed peace mediator is put into question with its increasing military backing for Iran. Recent findings indicate a sharp rise in military component deliveries from China, along with a surge in cargo flights by Chinese airlines dedicated to supporting Iranian defense. This partnership adds layers of complexity to U.S.-China diplomatic exchanges in the context of escalat

China hawks seethe as Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi

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China hawks on both sides of the aisle in the U.S. are seething as President Trump prepares to welcome the country’s President Xi Jinping for what is expected to be a lavish three-day state visit to Washington. Unlike with other world leaders, Trump is pulling out all the stops for his Chinese counterpart. Trump took...

Trump rolls out the red carpet for Xi

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Xi looked down @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social and said, Who’s your daddy Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader arrived in the US for a three-day state visit.

Xi-Trump summit day 1 highlights: red carpet for China’s leader, Rubio defends visit, and more

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We have put together stories from our coverage of Xi and Trump’s meeting in the US so far. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Big picture or big deals? What the Xi-Trump summit holds for China and the US With the balance of power shifting between the US and China, the success of this week’s summit hinges not on headline-grabbing deals, but on practical,

Trump humiliated as he rolls out red carpet for leader who didn't return favor: onlookers

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Trump humiliated as he rolls out red carpet for leader who didn't return favor: onlookers www.rawstory.com/trump-humili... again President Donald Trump personally greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews — a display of deference that observers say wasn't returned when T...

Why is Trump rolling out the red carpet for China's Xi?

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US President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday for a day full of pageantry. Trump personally greeted Xi on the tarmac after his arrival on Wednesday, the first time in more than six decades that a US president has welcomed a foreign political leader at Joint Base Andrews near Washington. But Trump's decision to roll out the red carpet has ruffled feath

Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi as Le Pen applauds Putin’s G20 invitation

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Trump’s diplomatic dinner: Xi at the White House, Le Pen cheers Putin’s G20 ticket #Trump #Pen #Putin #WorldNews #Satire https://processorpress.com/story/313/trump-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-xi-as-le-pen-applauds-putin-s-g20-invitation President Trump hosted Xi Jinping at the White House while Marine Le Pen praised his invitation of Vladimir Putin to the G20, underscoring a theatrical turn in global

B-2 Spirit, AI cooperation, no US-China conflict: key Xi-Trump takeaways so far

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump delivered remarks at the White House on Thursday morning at the start of the second day of Xi’s closely watched state visit. Both leaders spoke warmly of their countries’ ties and pledged deeper cooperation in comments that sought to project an image of stability between the two sides. Trump said he and Xi would work together t

Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi Jinping as lawmakers slam China

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The photo definitely seems modified, since in all versions of the original, Trump has gloves on both hands. The Truth Social version has him missing his left glove. But it could be just an AI tool mangling Crowley's face. 4/ President Donald Trump is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping, as bipartisan lawmakers criticize the three-day state visit.

Trump swoons over strongman soulmate Xi – are you feeling jealous, Vladimir?

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Deference was deafening as US president rolled out red carpet for world’s biggest jailer of journalists – perhaps he was seeking tips One is an authoritarian who represses the media with a strong allergy to democratic elections. The other is head of the Chinese Communist party. Donald Trump welcomed the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to the White House on Thursday, setting the stage for a scene qu

Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Xi As Trade Truce Hangs in the Balance

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Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Xi As Trade Truce Hangs in the Balance The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 09/24/2026 Bond yields spike, Trump and Xi talk trade, a judge restores press access, China’s Iran ties surface, ICE errs, and AT&T cuts jobs. #MorningSixpackPodcast The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 09/24/2026 Bond yields spike, Trump and Xi talk trade, a judge restores press access, China’s Iran t

Trump ROLLS OUT RED CARPET for dictator

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👹🤡💩🌮DJT Rolls Out Red Carpet For Dictator: 💙David Pakman Show 🚨⚖️🇺🇸 youtube.com/watch?v=HtO5... YouTube video by David Pakman Show

Trump Hosts China’s Xi With Trade, AI, Taiwan in Focus

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping kicked off a summit aimed at keeping ties between the world’s largest economies on track. Underneath that pageantry, long-standing feuds linger between the superpower rivals on issues including trade and Taiwan, in addition to the new fight emerging on AI. Stephen Engle reports (Source: Bloomberg)

‘Lord help us’: Trump instantly ridiculed after bizarre claim about China's Xi

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‘Lord help us’: Trump instantly ridiculed after bizarre claim about China's Xi www.rawstory.com/trump-xi-267... President Donald Trump left political observers scratching their heads Thursday after declaring that Chinese President Xi Jinping is “an expert on stone” who “loves good granite.”“We had a great meeti...

Former Obama administration official on Trump's talks with China's Xi

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President Trump hailed his friendship with China's Xi Jinping as the two met at the White House to discuss Taiwan, artificial intelligence and more on Thursday. Danny Russel, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs under former President Barack Obama, joins "The Daily Report" to analyze the visit.

Xi-Trump meeting was about 'managing rivalry', expert says

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Ian O. Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, believes the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was largely about "symbolism" and finding ways to "manage rivalry" between the two leaders.

Trump, Xi Have Realized They Need Each Other: China Beige Book

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China Beige Book COO and Managing Editor Shehzad Qazi examines the takeaways from US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, with a focus on the tensions underneath the surface of US-China relations. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump hails WWII ‘ally’ China as Xi tells of bonds ‘forged in blood and fire’

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In a surprise nod to shared history, US President Donald Trump called China a World War II ally as he welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday ahead of summit talks. But the historical reference was far from one-sided, with both leaders repeatedly referring to the joint fight against Japanese aggression as they sought to emphasise the long history of US-China friendship and the need to s

Trump extends unprecedented invites to China's Xi and other world leaders for his inauguration

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apnews.com/article/chin... Trump extends unprecedented invites to China’s Xi and other world leaders for his inauguration the ultimate triumph of evil by cheat, fraud, and crook; so it must be gloated in front of its competitors. xi said NO. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month.

Pomp over progress as Trump rolls out red carpet for China’s president Xi Jinping

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While the US president hailed the visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved, which was a win for Xi Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington If the Beijing meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May was the “ stalemate summit ”, the second round of talks between the presidents of the US and China this week seemed to give up entirely on the idea of breakthroughs

Trump told Xi that China helping Iran is unacceptable, US ambassador says

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Trump told Xi that China helping Iran is unacceptable, US ambassador says Trump told Xi that China helping Iran is unacceptable, US ambassador says US President Donald Trump made clear during candid talks at the White House with Chinese President Xi Jinping that Chinese help for Iran is unacceptable, US Ambassador to China David Perdue told CNBC on Friday.

What summit? US TV blackout and midterms turmoil overshadow red-carpet treatment

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Domestic US political turmoil and Donald Trump’s feud with the media overshadowed a summit that Beijing hoped would project an image of China on equal footing and help stabilise ties with the United States. Trump rolled out the full red-carpet treatment for Chinese President Xi Jinping as he paid his first state visit to the US in over a decade. In addition to Trump and his wife Melania greeting X

Tillis rips Trump's Xi meeting as a "WTF moment"

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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) criticized President Trump 's warm reception for Chinese President Xi Jinping, questioning why Xi received a warmer welcome than some U.S. allies. Why it matters: Tillis has repeatedly broken with Trump since deciding not to seek reelection, freeing him to emerge as an outspoken Republican critic of the president. Driving the news: Tillis called Trump's red-carpet rollout

Trump-Xi Optics Overshadow Substance, Gewirtz Says

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Julian Gewirtz, Harvard Belfer Center fellow and former senior director for China and Taiwan Affairs at the White House National Security Council during the Biden administration, says President Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping delivered the positive optics Trump was seeking, but little visible progress on the major challenges dividing the US and China. He discusses unresolved tensions around

China Helped Arm Iran Before Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Xi: Report

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China Helped kill our U.S. soldiers with shared Intel & Arm Iran Before Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Xi: to thank him for helping murder our troops ground.news/article/wall... Despite President Trump hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington to discuss trade, a Wall Street Journal investigation reveals China has supplied Iran with dual-use military components, dron...

🟡 🟡 🟡: Shallow bonhomie | Semafor

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In Trump's second term, not even half over, he has so beaten down America AND America's standing in world economic and political leadership that the tipping point is nigh! REMEMBER: The European Union collectively is actually the world's second largest economy. www.semafor.com/newsletter/09... In rolling out the red carpet for China’s Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump underscored how rapidly t

Trump 'seems far more interested' in Xi being his friend than pushing him: Lemire

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We know China has been helping Iran attack U.S. positions in Trump’s Iran War. They haven’t kept promises on buying American agricultural products. Yet Trump yesterday celebrated President Xi w/pageantry and pomp, introducing little substance into their summit. What? www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXFE... YouTube video by MS NOW

Rolling Out the Red Scare Carpet

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Rolling Out the Red Scare Carpet #Trump Watch now (1 min) | Trump’s unrequited welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping undercuts his recent communist crusade and embarrasses the GOP.

GOP senators not happy with Trump's embrace of Xi after China helped Iran

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Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story GOP senators not happy with Trump's embrace of Xi after China helped Iran Republican senators are dismayed over President Trump’s lavish welcome of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the U.S. after the discovery that Iran used...

Will the Trump-Xi wartime ally nostalgia prompt a Japanese rethink on China ties?

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly trying to arrange a phone call with Donald Trump following the US president’s nostalgic invocation of the alliance with China during World War II, references that sent shock waves through Tokyo. Trump made the references as he welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for his first state visit to Washington in over a d

Trump Courted Xi. MAGAworld Stewed.

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Trump Courted Xi. MAGAworld Stewed www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/t... White House aides say the president has been tougher on China than any recent administration.

Why Xi’s flight from China to the US was hours faster than Trump’s in May

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Over a private tea session in the White House’s Red Room to mark the end of Xi Jinping’s state visit, US President Donald Trump struck a relaxed tone, marvelling across the table at how fast the Chinese leader had made the trip to America. “It’s a very fast plane … the fastest plane,” Trump said, in footage captured after the White House TV press pool resumed coverage following a court ruling that

Trump spiraled from 'toxic' to 'radioactive' as GOP braces for 'red undertow': analyst

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Trump spiraled from 'toxic' to 'radioactive' as GOP braces for 'red undertow': analyst "Over the last 90 days," Cook said, "President Trump's political standing has transitioned from very unpopular to toxic and now to radioactive." www.rawstory.com/trump-midter... President Donald Trump's political standing plunged from "toxic" to "radioactive" in 90 days, a top elections analyst warned as Republi

The US-China tectonic plates have shifted

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In rolling out the red carpet for China’s Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump underscored how rapidly the balance of power in the relationship has shifted.

View: The US-China tectonic plates have shifted

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www.semafor.com/article/09/2... In rolling out the red carpet for China’s Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump underscored how rapidly the balance of power in the relationship has shifted.

Trump Embarrassed by Protesters Interrupting His Dictator Suck-Up Session

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Trump Embarrassed by Protesters Interrupting His Dictator Suck-Up Session share.google/OySDYJdxPn45... Anti-China protesters put a damper on President Donald Trump’s wooing of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Dozens of protesters made their voices heard outside the White House North Portico on Thursday ev...