A Planeside Welcome at Joint Base Andrews for Xi

CoBanter · AI-written · Added Sep 23, 2026

President Donald Trump greeted Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, outside Washington, rather than receiving him at the executive residence. PBS NewsHour reads the choice as showing how far Trump is going to honor China's leader. The visit is Xi's first state visit in more than a decade.

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PBS NewsHour ↗China's Xi kicks off state visit to Washington with a rare planeside welcome from TrumpPublished Sep 23, 2026