Trump gives Xi rare airport welcome as Chinese leader begins US state visit

A red carpet is cheap. Whether Beijing gives anything back for it is the actual story, and that part isn't scheduled yet.

US President Donald Trump personally welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military airfield outside Washington on Wednesday, kicking off a lavish state visit focused on trade, artificial intelligence and Iran, as the two powers seek to preserve a fragile diplomatic and economic truce.

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