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Trump greets Xi Jinping at plane as Chinese leader arrives for state visit

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US president to give red-carpet treatment to Chinese counterpart despite tensions over AI development AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid US-China distrust Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the US on Wednesday evening at the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, an unusually generous meeting to kick off the Chinese president’s state visit.

For the world leaders’ second meeting this year, the US president is expected to roll out the red carpet for his Chinese counterpart as top issues such as the race in artificial intelligence development and geopolitical instability loom.

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