2026-09-22
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Washington, D.C. for meetings with President Trump at the White House, marking his first state visit to the U.S. in more than a decade. The talks covered topics including AI, trade, tariffs, Taiwan, and Iran. Trump hosted a state dinner for Xi featuring a menu described as American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence. The two leaders had previously met in May in Beijing.
Coverage across the spectrum largely agrees on the summit's agenda and events (AI, trade, Taiwan, Iran, the state dinner, menu details) but differs in tone and emphasis. Left-leaning outlets focus on skepticism toward Trump's approach to China, questioning whether he is too accommodating to Xi and highlighting distrust, limited concrete outcomes, and concerns over Taiwan. Center outlets adopt a more procedural, low-key tone, emphasizing that few breakthroughs are expected and detailing factual elements like the trade truce extension. Right-leaning outlets emphasize pageantry, strength, and symbolism, highlighting Trump's assertiveness (e.g., the B-1 bomber flyover) alongside softer diplomatic details like the state dinner and Melania Trump's role, framing the event as Trump projecting dominance while addressing unresolved issues with China.
Left outlets frame the summit as fraught with uncertainty and distrust, questioning whether Trump is being too conciliatory toward Xi, particularly regarding Taiwan, while noting few tangible outcomes are expected.
President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping of China for a state visit that was heavy on pomp and ceremony. But surprisingly little time was spent on the issues that most divide the two superpowers.
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And possibly makes history while doing so.
The White House said that the three-course menu, including sea bass and bok choy, featured American ingredients with a “subtle Chinese influence.”
U.S. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the second time this year to much fanfare but little in the way of grand bargains.
A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sat where and what was on the menu marked the softer — often and glitzier — details of diplomacy as Donald Trump threw a Thursday night state dinner honoring China's leader Xi Jinping.
President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for his first visit to Washington, D.C., in more than a decade. Weijia Jiang reports.
The state dinner for President Xi on Thursday will be only the fourth hosted by President Trump, far fewer than past U.S. presidents.
President Trump hosted Xi Jinping at the White House on the Chinese leader's first trip to Washington in more than 10 years. The pair held two meetings, and while the status of the press pool was still in doubt, they delivered remarks. Trump and the First Lady will host a State Dinner on Thursday.…
All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly talks with White House correspondent Emily Feng about the Trump/Xi summit.
President Xi Jinping’s first visit to the White House in a decade comes as President Trump continues his unexpected turn from a hard line on China.
Xi arrived at the White House on Thursday morning ahead of major talks, which are expected to cover trade, AI, Taiwan and more In the first row in front of the leaders sit US vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her daughter Arabella, US secretary of st…
President Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for meetings and a state dinner on Thursday, as the world's two most powerful countries try to extend a tariff truce and grapple with a rivalry on advanced AI.
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to cover when they sit down for talks on Thursday at the White House.
What can we expect from the Trump-Xi summit? NPR's A Martinez asks Daniel Kritenbrink, an assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs in the Biden administration.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on Wednesday evening for his first state visit in 11 years.
It's not clear what specific goals President Trump wants to accomplish in his meeting with the Chinese leader.
President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday for a state visit that is expected to include talk of artificial intelligence, Iran and more. Nancy Cordes reports.
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Despite the rivalry between the United States and China, President Trump has repeatedly found ways to give President Xi Jinping of China a pass, portraying him more as a personal friend than a competitor.
It is the second time the leaders are meeting this year after the Beijing summit in May.
As President Trump and China's President Xi prepare to meet, Rush Doshi of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the current state of U.S.-China relations and what to expect from this summit.
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