The Chinese president is gearing up for a three-day visit to Washington, with a host of vital topics to be discussed
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On this first day of Xi’s three-day trip, he will be met at the Joint Base Andrews military airstrip by Trump himself, in an extraordinary break from protocol that Xi did not afford the American president in May. Xi and China’s first lady, Peng Liyuan, will then travel into the US capital by motorcade.
Reporting by Teresa Frontado, Mark Magnier, Lucy Quaggin, Nayan Seth, Han Li, Vincent Chow, Holly Chik, Sigi Ji, Dewey Sim. All times given in blog entries are Eastern Time (UTC-5, HKT-13).
