Trump invites Xi Jinping to visit Washington, DC
The U.S. president is halfway through a two-day bilateral summit with Xi, where the world’s two most powerful men have spent hours behind closed doors discussing trade, the war in Iran, and existing American policies regarding Taiwan.
Xi hosted Trump at a state banquet Thursday evening, local time, where the president offered to host Xi in Washington.
“Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome, and tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you, Madam Peng, to visit us at the White House this September 24, and we look forward to it,” Trump stated, before toasting the U.S.-Sino relationship. “And I’d now like to raise your glass and propose a toast to the rich and enduring ties between the American and Chinese people. It’s a very special relationship, and I want to thank you again. This has been an amazing time.”
Xi lauded Trump at the dinner, adding that both leaders “believe that the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world.”
Trump has remained uncharacteristically tight-lipped since touching down in Beijing on Wednesday. Since then, the president has avoided posting on Truth Social, though, in brief interactions with the press, he has complimented the Chinese government on the spectacle rolled out for the summit.
“The children were amazing,” he said Thursday, referring to the roughly 300 Chinese youths, waving Chinese and U.S. flags, who welcomed him at Beijing International airport.
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