President Trump Greets Xi Jinping on Tarmac in Rare Tarmac Gesture
· World · Axios, Bloomberg, CBS News
President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews during the Chinese leader's state visit to Washington D.C. Wednesday evening. The airport greeting marked a departure from standard protocol, as US presidents typically receive visiting foreign leaders at the White House rather than the air base. The rare diplomatic gesture preceded formal bilateral discussions between the two heads of state. Specific details of the closed-door agenda between the two leaders have not been publicly detailed.
Why it matters
The unusual tarmac reception signals a deliberate diplomatic overture by the US administration ahead of critical negotiations with Beijing.
Read the original report — Axios
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