American President Donald Trump today considered “very positive for both countries” the state visit of the Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to the United States, which ends today.
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25/09/2026
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Lusa
Xi admitted, from the White House, the possibility of meeting Trump twice by the end of the year at the summits of Economic Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific (APEC) and the G20.
The Chinese president invited Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, to participate in the APEC summit, scheduled for mid-November in Shenzhen, China.
“ It will be a pleasure to welcome you and the First Lady for a visit to China,” Xi said.
Trump replied: “We will go, and we will talk a lot.”.
The two leaders may meet again a month later at the G20 summit, which will take place at Trump National Doral Miami, Florida.
While Trump received Xi in Washington, demonstrations against the Chinese leader took place almost uninterruptedly on Thursday at the White House.
The protesters defended different causes, including greater religious autonomy and more freedoms in Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang, a Muslim majority region, and demanded that Beijing stay away from Taiwan, a territory with its own government that China claims as its own.
Trump must accompany Xi today on a visit to the National Archives, where some of the fundamental documents of the political history of the United States are kept, thus ending the three-day State visit.
The visit takes place at a time when the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its foundation.
Trump said on Thursday that he intended to show the Chinese leader “some of the greatest treasures of this story of pride”.
On Thursday, Trump showed Xi a copy of the Declaration of Independence he keeps exposed in the Oval Office.
The American President also stated that he intends to show the Chinese counterpart objects related to the history of relations between Washington and Beijing.
“ Just as our ancestors crossed the ocean centuries ago to market, learn and build a better world, our two countries actually do the same thing, and we are very proud of it,” Trump said.
The State visit was marked by a strong ceremonial program and demonstrations of commitment by the two leaders to preserve the stability of relations between the two largest world economies.
However, significant progress has not been announced on some of the main issues that divide Washington and Beijing, namely trade and security related to artificial intelligence.
Xi should leave Washington after visiting the National Archives.