Donald Trump Breaks Presidential Protocol For Xi’s State Visit
Summary
President Donald Trump will personally welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, a rare move for a U.S. president. The visit will include talks on trade, tariffs, Taiwan, and a formal White House State Dinner.Key Facts
- President Trump will meet President Xi on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday.
- This kind of personal greeting by a sitting U.S. president is very rare.
- The visit is the first official state visit from China to the U.S. since 2015.
- White House protocol usually has senior officials, not the president, receive foreign leaders at the airport.
- The visit will include a military honor guard, a flyover, and nearly 500 military personnel at the White House welcoming ceremony.
- Top topics for meetings include trade, economic stability, Taiwan security, and energy.
- Xi’s wife will visit the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art with First Lady Melania Trump.
- President Trump will host a formal State Dinner for Xi, only the second one in his second term.
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