Xi Jinping arrives in the US for talks with Trump

President Xi Jinping's plane landed at the US Air Force base Andrews, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports. At the ladder, he was personally met by American President Donald Trump.

The visit of the Chinese leader to the United States will take place from September 23 to 25. Xi Jinping arrived accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, the head of the secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Cai Qi, and Foreign Minister Wang I. For the Chinese delegation, a red carpet was spread out in front of the plane. The board of the Chairman of the PRC was met by the line of F-16 and F-22 fighters, the White House press pool reports.

On September 24, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will hold key talks. They are planned to discuss the extension of the tariff truce, trade, supplies of critical minerals, as well as the topic of AI.

As reported by the Financial Times, a personal meeting of the President of China at the Andrews air base violates the protocol, which was established 60 years ago. According to him, American presidents receive world leaders in the White House. Mr. Trump has already broken that formality by meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Anchorage airfield a year ago. According to The Wall Street Journal, Beijing has asked Washington to assign the highest diplomatic status to Xi Jinping’s visit and observe all honors.