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  "id": 8346511,
  "title": "Trump, Melania to host Xi and Peng for White House ‘double date’: full schedule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-melania-to-host-xi-and-peng-for-white-house-double-date-full-8346511",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:01:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368082/trump-melania-host-xi-and-peng-white-house-double-date-full-schedule"
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  "account": "Donald Trump and Melania Trump will host Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at the White House for a two-day visit in Washington next week. The itinerary includes a welcome ceremony, a state dinner, a private tea, and a tour of the Nation Archives. Senior US officials outlined the program on Friday, stating that the formal events will be accompanied by discussions on artificial intelligence, a trade truce, rare earths, fentanyl, and detained foreigners. The agenda is built around the two couples, with the hard bargaining occurring in the background. On September 24, the Trumps will welcome Xi and Peng to the White House, followed by a military review in the Rose Garden. They will then hold bilateral talks. On September 25, the Trumps will host a private tea for the Chinese delegation, after which the two couples will tour the National Archives. Xi will then leave Washington. The discussions are expected to cover AI, the Busan trade truce, tariffs, rare earths, fentanyl, and detained foreigners. The visit is being described as a full state occasion, with the two couples engaging in diplomatic negotiations while also enjoying the formal events.",
  "summary": "Donald Trump and Melania Trump will host Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan together across two days in Washington next week: a White House welcome, a state dinner at which both presidents speak, a private tea, and a tour of the United States’ founding documents. Senior US officials set out the programme late Friday and said the pageantry will sit beside talks on artificial intelligence, a trade truce…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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