Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting

Trump wants China to use its influence with Iran, while Xi seeks a halt to US arms sales to Taiwan On Wednesday evening, Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the US, taking the unusual step of greeting the Chinese leader on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews to kick off his state visit to Washington. Xi’s plane was met with a lavish arrival ceremony that included a 30-metre-long (100ft) red carpet flanked by US service members, a military flyover by two B-1 bombers and a presentation of the flags and national anthems of both countries. Continue reading...

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