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

https://mins.news/en/item/72099

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-24 10:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cmkgw6r62jr7o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> 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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