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Xi lands in U.S. for state visit, greeted by Trump at airport
(Xinhua) 08:09, September 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday afternoon for a state visit to the United States.
Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were warmly greeted by U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, at the airport in a rare planeside welcome.
The welcome ceremony also included gun salute and the playing of the national anthems of both countries.
(Web editor: Zhang Kaiwei, Liang Jun)
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