LIVE: President Trump Welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping To The U.S. | Xi-Trump Meeting | Trump Welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington for High-Stakes U.S.-China Summit | CNBC TV18 JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND – U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States ahead of their high-stakes bilateral meetings. President Donald Trump broke standard protocol by personally welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The rare planeside greeting kicks off a high-profile, three-day official state visit to Washington. This marks Xi’s first trip to the U.S. capital in more than a decade and his first U.S. visit in nearly three years. The lavish reception includes a formal White House arrival ceremony on Thursday featuring military honors and an aerial flyover by a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and four F-22 Raptors, followed by an official state dinner. Rather than waiting at the White House, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled to the military base in Maryland to greet Xi and First Lady Peng Liyuan as they stepped off the plane. White House officials noted the red-carpet treatment is intended to match the grand reception Trump received during his visit to Beijing. #trump #xijinping #uschina #uspresident #livenews #cnbctv18 Trump Xi Jinping LIVE, Trump Xi Meeting LIVE, Trump Welcomes Xi Jinping, Trump Xi Summit 2026, Trump Xi Jinping Meeting, Trump China Meeting, Xi Jinping LIVE, Xi Jinping US Visit, US China Summit, US China Summit 2026, Trump China Summit, Trump Xi Talks, Trump Xi Meeting Today, Trump Xi Jinping Latest News, US China Relations, Trump China News, Xi Jinping Latest News, Trump LIVE, Xi Jinping LIVE 2026, Trump Xi Jinping Handshake
