Xi Jinping Arrives in Washington for State Visit, Trump Plans Planeside Welcome
Chinese President Xi Jinping has commenced a state visit to Washington, D.C., with President Donald Trump planning a rare planeside welcome for him at Joint Base Andrews.
Detroit, MI, September 23, 2026 —
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, D.C., to begin a state visit. President Donald Trump is scheduled to provide a rare planeside welcome for the Chinese leader at Joint Base Andrews.
The arrival marks the commencement of a significant diplomatic engagement between the United States and China. Details regarding the specific agenda or expected outcomes of the state visit were not provided in the available information.
The planned planeside welcome is considered an unusual diplomatic gesture, typically reserved for heads of state with whom the host president has a particularly close relationship or for significant state occasions. The specifics of this reception at Joint Base Andrews are noteworthy for their deviation from standard protocols.
Further details about the duration of the visit, the full scope of planned meetings, and other dignitaries involved were not immediately available.
Story summarized from the original created by Michelle L. Price, Associated Press on www.clickondetroit.com, see more information here.
