In a telling show of bonhomie, hundreds of students waved American and Chinese flags and chanted \u201cwelcome, welcome\u201d in Mandarin as he descended from Air Force One.<\/p>\n
Mr Trump smiled and gave a fist-pump as he walked down a red carpet towards a waiting car. <\/p>\n
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Mr Trump has said he will discuss the Middle East war during the high-stakes talks, but insisted he doesn\u2019t need help from Beijing to end the conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n
High on Beijing\u2019s agenda will be loosening the US\u2019 support of Taiwan, particularly a huge new weapons deal that is currently on Mr Trump\u2019s desk to sign off on. <\/p>\n
\u201cChina welcomes President Trump on his state visit to China,\u201d foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news briefing, adding that \u201cChina stands ready to work with the United States \u2026 to expand co-operation and manage differences\u201d.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Mr Trump let fly at a reporter calling them a \u201cdumb person\u201d after they asked him a seemingly innocuous question about the size of his new ballroom.<\/p>\n
The clip quickly went viral after he let fly at the female journalist, telling her she was \u201cnot a smart person\u201d while cameras were rolling.<\/p>\n
Read on for more updates from Wednesday. <\/p>\n
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