Trump expected to greet Xi at airport during Washington visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to begin a state visit to Washington on Wednesday, according to the supplied report. US President Donald Trump is expected to give Xi an unusual welcome by meeting him on the tarmac when the Chinese president’s plane arrives. The report describes this as a rare planeside greeting.

The expected arrangement would differ from a more conventional arrival, in which the visiting leader would travel to the White House after landing and be received there. In this case, Trump is expected to welcome Xi at the airport instead of waiting for him to drive to the White House. The source material does not provide details of the visit’s agenda, the length of Xi’s stay or the issues expected to be discussed by the two presidents.

It also does not say whether the planeside welcome has been formally confirmed, describing it instead as something Xi is expected to receive. No further information about accompanying delegations, scheduled meetings or public events is included in the available material.