China’s Xi arrives in Washington, kicking off his state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump

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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington D.C. for a three-day state visit, receiving a rare planeside welcome from President Trump. This marks Xi's first visit to the US capital in more than a decade and is expected to include significant diplomatic formalities.

In his first state visit to the US capital in more than a decade, China's Xi three-day visit is expected to be saturated with pomp, even by White House standards.