# Trump courts Xi during high-profile White House visit

https://mins.news/en/video/73711

- France 24 English, 2026-09-25 09:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omQk6PqXMEM

> President Donald Trump gave Chinese President Xi Jinping an unusually lavish welcome, repeatedly highlighting their personal friendship at a White House state dinner and other ceremonies. Both leaders described their private talks as frank, but the visit yielded no major breakthroughs, drawing Democratic criticism that the pageantry overshadowed urgent issues including Iran, Taiwan, AI and trade.

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