China today confirmed that Xi Jinping, President, will be making a state visit to the United States between September 23 and 25, at the invitation of the American counterpart Donald Trump, a trip announced by Washington.
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21/09/2026
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The confirmation was released in a brief note by official news agency Xinhua, who did not provide any further details on the agenda of the Chinese Head of State.
The visit will take place a few days after the negotiations in New York between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Deputy Prime Minister He Lifeng, and will have on the agenda issues such as the war in Iran, artificial intelligence (IA), trade disputes or Taiwan, self-governed island whose sovereignty is claimed by Beijing.
According to the agenda announced by Washington, Xi will arrive on Wednesday to the United States and will be received the following day, along with the woman, Peng Liyuan, by Trump and the First Lady, Melania Trump, in the White House.
A welcome ceremony, a meeting between the two Heads of State and a State dinner are planned.
It will be the second meeting between Xi and Trump this year, after the visit the American President made to Beijing in May, during which the two governments agreed, among other things, to create an intergovernmental channel of dialogue on artificial intelligence.
On a commercial level, the two countries have maintained since October 2025 a truce in the trade war, which expires on November 10. Under that agreement, Washington and Beijing suspended some of the tariffs and restrictions adopted during months of escalation, including some Chinese controls on rare earth exports.
The Sunday talks between He and Bessent dealt precisely with the implementation of the agreements reached in previous rounds, trade and bilateral investment, and also included a dialogue on artificial intelligence, which the two parties planned to pursue.