Trump pageantry for Xi will mask feud over U.S.-China AI race
Meetings will cover thorny issues such as trade and Taiwan during the Chinese president's first visit to Washington since 2015.
Trump greets Xi Jinping during state visit in Washington, focusing on pomp rather than policy, despite longstanding tensions between the world's largest economies. On Wednesday evening, the Chinese president and his wife, former military singer Peng Liyuan, receive a warm welcome from Trump at the airport tarmac, a first such occasion in recent times.
Subsequent meetings will tackle contentious topics, including trade disputes and Taiwan, followed by a state dinner, marking the second of Trump's current presidency, before concluding on Friday. This visit is Xi's first to the U.S. capital since 2015, with both sides keeping expectations low for either breakthroughs or confrontations.
While preliminary talks in New York on Sunday were deemed constructive, no consensus was reached on prolonging the tariff truce set to expire in November.
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