Trump Welcomes Xi for State Visit, Iran War on Agenda — SkimNews
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- Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping for talks and a state dinner at Joint Base Andrews on September 24, 2026, according to Al Jazeera correspondent Kimberly Halkett reporting from the base.
- Trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and the war on Iran sit at the top of the official bilateral agenda for the state visit.
Why it matters: Including 'the war on Iran' on the official state-visit agenda alongside trade, Taiwan, and AI makes that conflict a direct bilateral issue between Washington and Beijing, not just a US matter. A state dinner with four major topics concentrates trade, technology, Taiwan, and Middle East policy into a single negotiation, raising both the stakes and Beijing's leverage on each front.
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