PoliticsWhy did Trump personally greet Xi Jinping at the airport with exceptional ceremony?

Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit, where Donald Trump personally met him at the airport amid a guard of honor, a 21-gun salute and a flypast. Scholars say the gesture was both an effort to do business with China and a way for Trump to show Americans his ability to manage major-power relations. The extension of the trade-war truce adds to the visit’s significance.

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