Trump greets Xi Jinping on arrival in rare move as US-China trade truce extended

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:30:50 GMT

President lays out red carpet as treasury secretary announces extension of ‘Busan agreement’ pausing trade war hostilitiesAI, trade, Taiwan and climate: what will and won’t be on agenda at Trump-Xi summitDonald Trump has welcomed Xi Jinping to the US, taking the unusual step of greeting the Chinese leader on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews to kick off his state visit to Washington.Xi’s plane was met with a lavish arrival ceremony that included a 30-metre-long (100ft) red carpet flanked by US service members, a military flyover by two B-1 bombers and a presentation of the flags and national anthems of both countries. Continue reading...

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Center-Left: Trump gives Xi Jinping rare airport welcome as summit visit begins — www.washingtonpost.com
Center-Left: U.S. says China trade truce extended by 2 months — www.nbcnews.com
Center-Left: Trump to Venezuela's Rodriguez: Elections need to happen — www.axios.com
Center: Trump greets Xi on tarmac in rare gesture — www.axios.com
Center: Trump welcomes Xi for state visit with rare tarmac greeting at Joint Base Andrews — thehill.com
Center: Trump personally greets Chinese leader XI to kick off three-day visit in Washington — www.washingtontimes.com
Center: Trump hosts China’s leader at high-stakes summit — www.nbcnews.com
Right: Alarm as Trump 'winces in pain' during military flyover: 'Global embarrassment' — www.rawstory.com
Right: 'That's incredible': Ex-official floors Erin Burnett with 'sobering' memory of Trump — www.rawstory.com
Right: Trump Personally Greets Xi Jinping on Tarmac as State Visit Begins — www.breitbart.com
Right: EXCLUSIVE – National Security Experts Say Trump Has Strengthened U.S. Position Ahead of Xi Summit — www.breitbart.com

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