President Trump receives Xi Jinping in Washington — Dawn
US President Donald Trump received Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, United States, for a state summit. This is the second meeting of the leaders of the world’s two largest economies this year and Xi Jinping’s first visit to the US capital in more than a decade. As Dawn reports, the sides seek to demonstrate stability in bilateral relations despite deep rivalry.
Trump met the Chinese leader at Joint Base Andrews on the evening before the summit. According to C-SPAN, the last time a US president welcomed a foreign leader at the base was 11 years ago, when Barack Obama met Pope Francis.
In a statement after his arrival, distributed by the Chinese agency Xinhua, Xi Jinping expressed hope for more stable relations with the United States. He said that Beijing and Washington should be “partners, not rivals,” and that the “historical logic of peaceful coexistence” between the countries had not changed.
Trade truce
No major agreements are expected as a result of the talks. Analysts believe that concrete results may be limited to extending the trade truce, which expires in November, and an agreement to study threats related to artificial intelligence.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, after talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, told Fox News that the sides had agreed to extend until January 10 an arrangement that suspended the trade war. During that war, mutual tariffs exceeded 100%. According to Reuters sources, the talks may also yield agreements on reducing certain tariffs, combating drug trafficking, and expanding military contacts.
Taiwan and technology
Among the issues that could aggravate relations are Taiwan, export controls, and artificial intelligence. According to Reuters sources, Xi Jinping may urge Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan during the leaders’ planned visit to the US National Archives. In return, China, the sources said, is offering help in putting pressure on Iran.
Trump is also seeking trade results ahead of the midterm elections. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer had previously spoken of possible announcements regarding agriculture and non-tariff barriers. He added that China is making progress in fulfilling its commitment to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft.
The guest list for the state dinner included the heads of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, OpenAI, Tesla, and Nvidia. At the same time, according to Reuters sources, Trump intends to maintain strict export controls on US technologies, the easing of which Beijing is seeking.
