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Trump and Xi meet at the White House Donald Trump and Melania personally greeted Xi Jinping and Madame Peng at the White House porch. This is the first visit of the Chinese leader to Washington in over 10 years. It is expected that during the talks the parties will discuss tariffs, the situation around Taiwan, the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as the development of artificial intelligence. A state dinner is also planned at the White House with the participation of leaders of technology companies (Apple, Nvidia, OpenAI). [in reply to: Xi Jinping arrived in the US — Trump personally met him at the plane's gangway At Andrews Air Force Base, the US President, together with Melania Trump, met the Chinese leader and his wife. A ceremonial welcome was arranged for Xi: a long red carpet, cannon salutes, and a guard of honor of 21 military personnel. Two B-1 bombers also flew over the base. Despite the +17 °C temperature, Trump was wearing a coat and gloves. He took one off to shake Xi's hand. As a reminder, after meeting with Trump in New York, Zelensky suggested involving China in the peace process. He told the American president that Xi Jinping has influence over Putin. Add News.LIVE as a reliable news source on Google]