Trump greets Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews for US state visit
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, at Joint Base Andrews for Xi's first U.S. state visit in more than a decade.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on September 23, 2026, marking his first U.S. state visit in eleven years and his first state visit to Washington in more than a decade. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump personally greeted Xi and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, as they landed at Joint Base Andrews.[1][2][3][4][6]
Bloomberg reported that Trump shook hands with the couple, making him the first U.S. president in roughly six decades to receive a foreign leader at the airport, and characterized the greeting as an unprecedented welcome for a Chinese leader. A B-1B Lancer bomber flew overhead during the national anthem as Trump met Xi, according to Polymarket. Coin Bureau reported that trade, artificial intelligence, and Taiwan are scheduled topics on the state visit agenda.[1][2][5][6]
Key facts
- President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews.
- The arrival marks Xi Jinping's first state visit to the United States in eleven years, and his first state visit to Washington in over a decade.
- Trump became the first U.S. president in approximately six decades to receive a foreign counterpart at Joint Base Andrews, an encounter Bloomberg characterized as an unprecedented welcome for a Chinese leader.
- A B-1B Lancer bomber conducted a flyover during the national anthem as Trump greeted Xi.
- Trade, artificial intelligence, and Taiwan are included on the agenda for Xi's visit, according to Coin Bureau.
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Bloomberg@businessPost on X ·
Donald Trump welcomed President Xi Jinping and his wife at Joint Base Andrews as the Chinese leader landed for a state visit. Trump shook hands with the couple, becoming the first US president in around six decades to receive a foreign counterpart at that airport. https://t.co/EsQ4M0Kr77
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Coin Bureau@coinbureauPost on X ·
🇺🇸🇨🇳JUST NOW: Chinese President Xi Jinping lands on US soil, welcomed by President Trump and First Lady Melania. It's his first state visit to Washington in over a decade, with trade, AI and Taiwan on the agenda. https://t.co/4IC6z2eyuE
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Cointelegraph@CointelegraphPost on X ·
🇺🇸🇨🇳 TODAY: President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan as they arrived in the US. https://t.co/WKvCIXWi3n
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Polymarket Money@PolymarketMoneyPost on X ·
BREAKING: President Trump personally greets Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews as the Chinese leader began his first U.S. state visit in more than a decade.
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Polymarket@PolymarketPost on X ·
JUST IN: President Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews as a B-1B Lancer bomber flies overhead during the national anthem. https://t.co/ERGIYQpXQI
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Bloomberg@businessPost on X ·
Xi Jinping was personally greeted by Donald Trump as he landed in the US for his first state visit in eleven years — an unprecedented welcome to America for a Chinese leader https://t.co/3KjaO1yJ4g
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