China's President Xi Jinping is set to arrive on U.S.soil later Wednesday for what is expected to be a tense showdown between President Donald Trump and the communist leader.A red carpet rollout is planned for when Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, arrive at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday evening, replete with an arrival ceremony for the man who has found himself at odds with Trump on issues ranging from artificial intelligence and intellectual property theft, trade practices, rare-earth minerals to the communist county's support for Iran during America's military conflict there.
Xi hasn't visited the nation's capital in more than a decade.AI will be a major topic of discussion during the two-day summit, which officially begins Thursday morning and ends Friday evening, according to a senior administration official.Thursday will begin with a prestigious State Arrival Ceremony, including 479 military personnel from all branches on the South Lawn, State Floor and Rose Garden of the White House.President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, on Friday, May 15, 2026.
(Evan Vucci/AP)XI PREPARES CHINA ‘FOR BATTLE’ AS EXPERT WARNS OF GRAVE DANGER FACING US AHEAD OF DC SUMMITAccording to the official, a wide-ranging deal on possible tariff reductions on non-strategic goods is an expected topic of discussion, who also said the nation's leaders will discuss rare-earth exports and possible export controls.Trump is also expected to press China to do more to curb fentanyl precursor chemical exports.Trump is also likely to press for the release of an American who has been wrongfully detained in China, Gulshan Abbas, who has languished in a Chinese prison for eight years.
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