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Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the United States this week for talks with President Donald Trump, Beijing confirmed Monday, in a state visit expected to focus on trade, technology, Taiwan and broader global security issues.
“At the invitation of President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25,” China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The visit from Wednesday to Friday will be Xi’s first state visit to the U.S. since September 2015, when he traveled at the invitation of then-President Barack Obama.
Xi later met Trump during his first term in 2017. He also visited the U.S. in 2023 and met then-President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ summit, though that visit was not at the level of a state visit.
The upcoming trip comes after Trump paid a state visit to China in May.
“The exchange of visits by the two presidents within the span of half a year will mark a milestone of historic significance,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters in Beijing.
Guo said Xi “will have an in-depth exchange of views with President Trump on major issues concerning bilateral ties and world peace and development.”
Trump will personally welcome Xi at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday before they meet the following day, a U.S. official confirmed.
The move comes after Trump was welcomed by China’s vice president when he landed in Beijing for his state visit in May.
“I’ll be discussing almost everything with him,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday.
The simmering trade war between the two countries is a key concern, while the risk of military confrontation over Taiwan also looms over the talks.
Although both sides have maintained a tariff truce for nearly a year, they have yet to secure a lasting agreement.
Vice Premier He Lifeng, China’s top trade negotiator, is in the United States for meetings with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The two discussed creating a communication channel for artificial intelligence concerns during talks Sunday, according to reports.
Trump’s Iran war is also expected to cast a shadow over the talks, as China seeks to avoid U.S. sanctions against countries dealing with Tehran.
The issue has gained further attention following reports that Beijing supplied Iran with intelligence for a strike on U.S. troops.
Xi has paid five visits to the U.S. since becoming president in 2013.
“Head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable role in providing strategic guidance to China-U.S. relations,” Guo said.
“China will work with the U.S. to enrich the dimensions of the China-U.S. constructive relationship of strategic stability, strengthen dialogue and cooperation and properly manage differences and further contribute to world peace, stability and prosperity,” he added.
Xi is expected to be received by Trump on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, adjacent to Washington, according to U.S. media reports.
The Chinese president is expected to be accompanied by top executives, including from electric vehicle maker BYD and smart manufacturing giant Xiaomi.
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