Trump-Xi Jinping meeting highlights: Trump takes Xi inside presidential helicopter, says they had a 'great meeting'

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China's Xi Jinping told Xinhua, China's state broadcaster, that he hoped the US would uphold the "correct position" on Taiwan's independence and handled the question "with prudence."

“China hopes that the United States will uphold the correct position of opposing ‘Taiwan independence,’” Xi told the outlet.

Chinese President Xi Jinping left the West Wing of the White House around 1:30pm EDT after concluding the bilateral meeting with Trump Thursday. Trump saw off Xi as he left in his car. Trump had a brief interaction with the media after seeing Xi, where he described it as a "good meeting."

Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a "great meeting" after the two leaders met at the White House.

Trump made the comments to reporters in response to shouted questions before the two boarded the Marine One helicopter on the White House grounds for a brief tour.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said two giant pandas from China will soon reach Zoo Atlanta, describing the gentle animals as an "envoy of friendship".

"The giant panda has been an envoy of friendship between the Chinese and Americans," Xi said during his opening remarks at the White House with US President Donald Trump by his side.

Xi announced that Ping Ping, a male, and Fu Shuang, a female, will soon travel to Atlanta as part of a giant panda conservation partnership.

"Here, I have a piece of good news. In a few days, two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, will come to their new home in Zoo Atlanta and meet with the American people," Xi said.

Giant pandas have been a symbol of the US-China friendship ever since Beijing gifted a pair of pandas to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. in 1972.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Calling on Washington and Beijing to "steer the giant ship of China–US relationship on a steady course," Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday (local time) delivered a broad address at the White House, urging healthy competition, mutual trust, and joint management of artificial intelligence alongside US President Donald Trump.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping observed a United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon review at the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday (local time) alongside First Ladies Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan.

Designed as a key element of the official welcome, the military showcase set a formal tone for President Xi's high-profile state visit to the US.

Prior to this, Trump and the First Lady received the Chinese President and his wife at the White House, ahead of key bilateral talks.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: A pair of giant pandas will soon arrive in Atlanta, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Thursday, the latest sign of stabilizing relations between China and the US.

“In a few days, two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, will come to their new home in Zoo Atlanta and meet with the American people,” Xi said in a speech at the White House during his first state visit to the US in 11 years.

Zoo Atlanta announced in April, weeks before President Donald Trump visited Beijing, that it reached an agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Association to receive two new pandas, though it did not provide a date for their arrival.

The new deal replaces the original one, which expired in 2024, Zoo Atlanta said. Four pandas left Atlanta for China in October of that year.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Trump said he and Xi have forged a "truly great friendship" since his first election in 2016, built on mutual respect and the vital interest of "our people".

No major US TV network aired live footage of the Trump and Xi meeting or the ceremonies at the White House.

In his opening remarks, Xi said he was visiting the US at President Trump's invitation to "carry on our friendship, expand cooperation, and promote the well-being of both our peoples."

"We should coexist in peace. As I have said many times, China and the United States as two major countries stand to gain from cooperation and will both lose in confrontation," Xi said in the remarks delivered at the ceremony in the Grand Foyer of the White House.

He said the two countries should avoid the "Thucydides Trap," the theory that a rising power and an established power are likely to go to war.

"We do not need to avoid mentioning competition, but our competition should be a healthy one, and should be kept within bounds. It should be a race of catching up with one another, not a wrestle in which when either wins, or loses," Xi said.

"China and the US must hold the line of no conflict and no confrontation between us. We can certainly find the right path for our two great countries to get along on this planet. Our two militaries should maintain regular dialogue and improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention. The Thucydides Trap can be overcome," he said.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping said the US and China must avoid “conflict” and “confrontation”.

Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Xi Jinping called Thursday for the United States and China to manage their superpower rivalry and keep AI under human control as President Donald Trump gave his Chinese counterpart a lavish welcome at the White House

Trump shook hands with Xi at the start of a day full of pomp and pageantry, but their talks will focus on tense issues -- particularly how to handle the rising challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

The 80-year-old US president hailed what he called his "truly great friendship" with the Chinese leader, with whom he has met three times since returning to power last year.

"Working together, President Xi and I have made tremendous strides on the issues facing our two countries," Trump said.

"During this visit, we will also discuss pressing issues concerning security, technology, and super intelligence -- SI."

But while billionaire Trump has repeatedly dismissed fears that AI could pose a threat to humanity, Xi took a more measured tone on the issue.

"We have both the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good and ensure that the development of AI is always under human control," he said at the White House.

Xi added that the two countries had a "historic responsibility of advancing human development and progress" and should "strengthen communication."

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: China and the US have the "capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good" and make sure that AI's development remains under human control, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday during his visit to Washington.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will send two pandas to a zoo in Atlanta, describing them as “envoys of friendship”, according to AP.

Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China’s door remains open and that US companies are welcome to invest in the country.

Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping said the US and China should “strengthen communication".

Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the world's two biggest economies to "strengthen communication" as he arrived at the White House on Thursday, adding that the rivals have a shared responsibility to advance human development.

"China and the United States, as two major countries, shoulder a historic responsibility of advancing human development and progress," he said. "We should strengthen communication."

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: US President Donald Trump hailed his "great friendship" with Xi Jinping on Thursday as he gave the Chinese leader a lavish welcome to the White House for a historic state visit.

"President Xi and I have forged a friendship -- a truly great friendship, actually -- built on mutual respect and the vital interests of our people," Trump said as he and Xi delivered remarks in the White House.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: US President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday for a day full of pageantry with one goal -- keeping the fragile peace between the rival superpowers.

Trump personally greeted Xi on the tarmac after his arrival on Wednesday, the first time in more than six decades that a US president has welcomed a foreign political leader at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.

He will lay on more pomp and ceremony for Xi on Thursday, treating him to a formal welcome on the White House South Lawn, a military flyover, talks in the Oval Office and finally a grand state banquet.

But the lavish welcome masks deep tensions over thorny topics including the trade war between the world's top two economies, artificial intelligence and Beijing's diplomatic and economic support for Iran.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: US President Donald Trump said artificial intelligence will be a "big topic of discussion" when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, but said both leaders wanted to leave things as they are.

"A big day with President Xi of China. Super Intelligence (SI) will be a big topic of discussion, but I want to leave it exactly where it is," Trump wrote in a social media post, using his preferred term for artificial intelligence.

"That is China’s position also. Our guardrail is the DOJ!" Trump said, referring to the Department of Justice.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Donald Trump greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping on arrival on Wednesday evening, the first time a US president has welcomed a foreign leader at Joint Base Andrews in 11 years, when President Barack Obama welcomed Pope Francis in 2015, according to C-SPAN, which tracks presidential events.

Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington to a rare planeside welcome from his US counterpart, Donald Trump.

As Xi walked down a long red carpet on the airport tarmac, a White House spokesperson said that Trump believes Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai should be released from prison and "wants to see that happen," the DPA news agency reported.

"The United States urges the authorities to grant Mr Lai humanitarian parole," DPA quoted the spokesperson as saying.

Lai, a 78-year-old media tycoon, was sentenced to 20 years in prison earlier in the year under the National Security Law that China imposed in 2020 following massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

At a congressional hearing in Washington last week, Lai's son, Sebastien, repeated his appeal for his father's release.

Trump raised the issue of Lai's release when he met Xi in Beijing in May, but the US leader said the Chinese president told him Lai's case "would be a tough one."

On Tuesday, the US outlet Politico reported that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has asked Trump to discuss the release of Lai, a British citizen, with Xi.

Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: The United States should take "extreme caution" over any arms sales to Taiwan, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said on Thursday ahead of a summit in Washington between President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping.

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Trump-Xi Jinping meeting LIVE: China stocks logged their worst day in a month on Thursday as investors remained sceptical that a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington would produce a broader breakthrough.
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China and the US should be "partners, not rivals", Chinese President Xi Jinping asserted upon arriving in Washington, and he expressed confidence that the two can find a way to get along in the new era.

In a rare gesture, US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, greeted Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, when they landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday.

Trump welcomed Xi at the airport as the US Air Force band marched on the tarmac and the US and Chinese flags flew.

In a written speech upon arrival, Xi extended sincere greetings and best wishes to the US people on behalf of the Chinese people, Xinhua reported.

China and the US are "both great countries, and their peoples are great as well," Xi said, adding that the two peoples have maintained friendly exchanges for a long time and that their interests are deeply intertwined.

China and the US "should be partners, not rivals," he said, noting that the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand, and that the two countries can help each other succeed and advance the well-being of the whole world.

US President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday for a day full of pageantry with one goal -- keeping the fragile peace between the rival superpowers.

Trump personally greeted Xi on the tarmac after his arrival on Wednesday, the first time in more than six decades that a US president has welcomed a foreign political leader at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.

He will lay on more pomp and ceremony for Xi on Thursday, treating him to a formal welcome on the White House South Lawn, a military flyover, talks in the Oval Office and finally a grand state banquet.

But the lavish welcome masks deep tensions over thorny topics, including the trade war between the world's top two economies, artificial intelligence and Beijing's diplomatic and economic support for Iran.

Xi urged cooperation in comments reported by Chinese state media shortly after his arrival, saying that China and the United States should be "partners rather than rivals."

The Chinese president added that he was looking "forward to in-depth exchanges with President Trump on major issues concerning our bilateral relations and the global situation."