# Xi Jinping arrives in US as Trump makes rare personal airport welcome

https://mins.news/en/video/72060

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-24 09:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4hpxLKPBo0

> Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on the evening of September 23, US Eastern Time, for a state visit. Donald Trump personally met him at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, a rare diplomatic gesture described as the first such welcome by a US president to a foreign leader in more than 60 years, apart from the pope’s visit.

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