Trump, Xi expected to talk Taiwan, AI, trade and Iran as DC summit kicks off

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Trump greeted China's Xi at Joint Base Andrews, his first time traveling to the facility to welcome a foreign leader.

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  • Trump greeted China's Xi at Joint Base Andrews, his first time traveling to the facility to welcome a foreign leader.
  • Reported by CNBC World and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:10:07 UTC.

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  1. Trump greets Xi Jinping on arrival in rare move as US-China trade truce extended

  2. South Korea pushes for Trump summit with renegade North Korea, seeing opportunity for peace

  3. Trump-Putin December summit? Kremlin says no decision yet

  4. Americans’ views of China have warmed, survey finds ahead of Trump-Xi summit

  5. Judge lifts Trump ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House

  6. Trump, Xi expected to talk Taiwan, AI, trade and Iran as DC summit kicks off

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