Xi says he expects to see Trump again as he wraps Washington visit with a peek at the Constitution Xi to see Trump again Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on Friday by announcing that he expects to meet President Donald Trump two more times before the end of the year, doubling the number of face-to-face discussions between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies in 2026.
The promise of more meetings to come capped off a three-day state visit that has been criticized by some in the U.S.
for being heavy on pomp and light on substance.
The two leaders have made a show of working to preserve harmony, though there were no major breakthroughs this week on issues such as trade or the safety of artificial intelligence.
Xi extended an invitation for Trump and first lady Melania Trump to go to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, in November and noted that they could meet again a month later at the G20 summit at the Trump National Doral Miami golf club in Florida.
“We do welcome Mr.
President and the first lady to visit China,” Xi said.
Trump responded, “We will, and we’ll be speaking a lot.” Trump took Xi to the National Archives Trump on Friday took Xi to visit the National Archives, showing off the sacred texts of U.S.
democracy to the leader of the world’s most powerful communist country.
Xi is expected to depart Washington after touring the nation's vault of records, where the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are held.
Trump, a Republican, has been seeking to demonize Democrats as communists during the run-up to the November midterm elections, a message that has been muddied by the red-carpet treatment he has given Xi this week.
The visit comes as the U.S.
celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, and Trump....
