The two men are meeting now in the Oval Office, where they will discuss the fragile trade-war truce, Taiwan<\/a>, AI and China\u2019s support for Iran and for Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. A breakthrough is unlikely today for the world\u2019s two most powerful nations, but stick with us as we bring you all the latest out of the meeting.<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.50 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Reporters from three news outlets banned from the White House by Donald Trump were back on the grounds on Thursday afternoon, hours after a federal judge ordered the administration to reinstate their access.<\/p>\n CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were allowed back in, the latest development in an extraordinary showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes.<\/p>\n The saga comes during a heavy news cycle with Xi Jinping\u2019s visit and world leaders gathered for the United Nations general assembly.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.42 EDT<\/p>\n The Chinese president is not staying at Blair House during his state visit, CNN is reporting<\/a> citing a White House official. Instead, the Financial Times (paywall) reports<\/a> that he will stay at the Waldorf Astoria, previously the Trump hotel, in Washington, citing someone familiar with his plans.<\/p>\n On his last visit in 2015, Xi stayed at Blair House, the official US guest house across from the White House.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.24 EDT<\/p>\n Xi lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict in Washington<\/p>\n Xi Jingping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the \u201cThucydides trap\u201d that could put the US and China<\/a> on a military collision course.<\/p>\n At the start of his summit with Donald Trump<\/a> at the White House, the Chinese president laid out terms for a mutual understanding that he said could avoid military conflict between the two competing superpowers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe should strengthen communication. China and the United States are different in national conditions, but through candid, in-depth and continued dialog, our two countries can understand each other better, seek common ground while shelving differences, and build up mutual trust,\u201d said Xi, with Trump looking on.<\/p>\n \u201cWe should coexist in peace,\u201d he said. \u201cChina and the United States, as two major countries, stand to gain from cooperation and will both lose in confrontation. Our two militaries should maintain regular dialogue and improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n With such conditions in place, Xi said, \u201cthe Thucydides trap can be overcome\u201d, refering to the phenomenon, defined by the Greek historian, of tensions that arise when an emerging power challenges the dominance of an established power.<\/p>\n Xi invoked the phrase<\/a> in his meeting with Trump in Beijing in May, asking the US president how he planned to avoid it.<\/p>\n His proposals for lessening tensions \u2013 which also included the invitation of 100,000 young Americans to visit China on student exchanges \u2013 come amid a period of intense competition between the two powers over artificial intelligence and trade, with each side imposing tariffs on the other.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Summary: Trump and Xi’s remarks before bilateral talks<\/p>\n Here is brief recap of the remarks made by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping just now on the Chinese president\u2019s landmark state visit to Washington.<\/p>\n Trump touted their \u201ctruly great friendship\u201d and that they had made \u201ctremendous strides on the issues facing our countries\u201d as he welcomed Xi to the White House. He kept his remarks vague and focused on their personal relationship, of which he said he is \u201cvery proud\u201d. Trump said the two leaders would focus on security, technology and artificial intelligence at their summit today, and are working towards \u201ca more balanced trade relationship\u201d.<\/p>\n Xi, meanwhile, struck a very different tone, acknowledging that he and Trump have built a \u201cpersonal rapport\u201d but concentrating his remarks on geopolitical concerns. Xi called for continued dialogue and the building of mutual trust, understanding and peaceful co-existence between the two countries and to avoid conflict. He stressed that Chinese and US interests are \u201cdeeply intertwined\u201d and that they \u201cstand to gain from co-operation and will both lose in conflict\u201d. He also stated clearly his hope that Chinese companies would be \u201ctreated fairly\u201d in the United States.<\/p>\n The Chinese leader also emphasised their joint, historic responsibility as leading nations in artificial intelligence. Both the US and China<\/a> have the capability and responsibility to manage AI for good, he stressed, and must \u201censure the development of AI is always under human control and serve the wellbeing of the people\u201d.<\/p>\n The two men are meeting now in the Oval Office, where they will discuss the fragile trade-war truce, Taiwan<\/a>, AI and China\u2019s support for Iran and for Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. A breakthrough is unlikely today for the world\u2019s two most powerful nations, but stick with us as we bring you all the latest out of the meeting.<\/p>\n Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office for bilateral talks. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.50 EDT<\/p>\n Trump and Xi are now both standing at the front of the Rose Garden (which Trump has turned into a patio) with their wives and flanked by members of Trump\u2019s cabinet for the official military review and a military flyover.<\/p>\n The leaders participate in a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House. Photograph: Andrew Harnik\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.29 EDT<\/p>\n Next, Trump and Xi observed a silent drill platoon from the Truman balcony. They will then go to the Rose Garden.<\/p>\n The four look on from the South Portico of the White House during a silent drill platoon review. Photograph: Andrew Harnik\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.15 EDT<\/p>\n Xi then issues an invitation for 100,000 American students to visit China<\/a> in the next five years for exchange and study.<\/p>\n He also announces that two pandas \u2013 Ping Ping and Fu Shuang \u2013 will settle into their new home at the Atlanta zoo in the coming days.<\/p>\n This reminds me of China\u2019s gift<\/a> of two giant pandas to the Smithsonian national zoo in 1972, following Richard Nixon\u2019s historic visit to Beijing in the detente era of the Cold War.<\/p>\n The ceremony is now over.<\/p>\n Xi Jinping shakes hands with Donald Trump following remarks from both leaders. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.17 EDT<\/p>\n US and China ‘will both lose in conflict’, says Xi<\/p>\n \u201cOur two militaries should maintain regular dialogue,\u201d Xi says, and the countries should aim to avoid conflict and confrontation.<\/p>\n He says the US and China<\/a> must \u201chold the line of no conflict\u201d, adding that the two countries \u201cstand to gain from cooperation and will both lose in conflict\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.28 EDT<\/p>\n \u201cWe should co-exist in peace,\u201d Xi says, adding that competition between China<\/a> and the US should be positive and kept within boundaries.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Xi says China and US must ensure AI ‘is always under human control’<\/p>\n With both China<\/a> and the US being leading nations in artificial intelligence, Xi says they both have the capability and responsibility to manage AI for good, and \u201censure the development of AI is always under human control and serve the wellbeing of the people\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.03 EDT<\/p>\n \u201cChina keeps its door wide open and welcomes American companies who want to do business and invest there,\u201d Xi says, adding: \u201cWe hope Chinese companies are treated fairly here in the United States\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.00 EDT<\/p>\n \u201cThe interests of China<\/a> and the United States are deeply intertwined,\u201d Xi says, adding that it would be hard to solve many of the world\u2019s problems without the two countries co-operating with one another.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Xi says that China<\/a> and the US \u201cshoulder a historic responsibility to promote human progress\u201d and says he is willing to work with Trump to \u201csteer the ship of China-US ties\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWe should strengthen communication,\u201d he says, adding that \u201ccandid, in-depth, sustained dialogue can promote understanding and mutual trust.\u201d<\/p>\n Of his personal relationship with Trump, Xi adds that the leaders have respect for each other and have built up \u201cpersonal rapport\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.28 EDT<\/p>\n Taking to the podium, Xi says both China<\/a> and the United States are \u201cgreat countries\u201d with \u201cgreat peoples\u201d.<\/p>\n He says he is here to \u201ccarry on our friendship, expand co-operation and promote the wellbeing of both our peoples\u201d.<\/p>\n Donald Trump looks on as China\u2019s president Xi Jinping delivers remarks in the Cross Hall of the White House. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.05 EDT<\/p>\n The two will also discuss \u201cpressing issues\u201d concerning security, technology and artificial intelligence, Trump says (though he\u2019s still trying to make \u201csuper intelligence\u201d happen).<\/p>\n He adds:<\/p>\n double quotation markThe decisions we make in these areas today can promote promote peace and prosperity for decades and decades to come.<\/p>\n![\"Donald](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6954.jpg\")
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office for bilateral talks. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Robert](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tait.jpg\")
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