# Xi attends welcome banquet hosted by Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/73341

- CGTN, 2026-09-24 23:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Xi-attends-welcome-banquet-hosted-by-Trump-1QItuVKYxVe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, attended a welcome banquet hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the White House on Thursday.

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