Donald Trump hosts China president at White House
Donald Trump has welcomed Xi Jinping at the White House before they held high-stakes talks.
On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, marking his first visit to the White House in over a decade. Despite the lavish welcome, the talks were centered on tensions between the world's two largest economies. Xi warned that Beijing and Washington must manage their rivalry peacefully, and urged Trump to show prudence with regard to Taiwan and the war in Iran.
The visit was filled with symbolic gestures, including Trump taking Xi aboard his Marine One helicopter, a B-2 bomber performing a flyover, and the pair inspecting a military parade on the Rose Garden. However, few breakthroughs were expected from the state visit, as it primarily served to showcase the two nations' relationship amidst ongoing points of friction.
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