Live Updates: Trump to host China’s Xi Jinping at White House as they navigate AI, trade tensions and Taiwan
September 24, 2026
16m ago Trump and Xi meet in the Oval Office
Mr. Trump and Xi are meeting in the Oval Office, according to U.S. photographers present.
President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
22m ago Trump says he and Xi forged a “great” friendship”
Speaking inside the White House’s Grand Foyer, President Trump reminisced on the friendship he and Xi have had for years.
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President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin 
President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin 