China officially announced on Monday the state visit that President Xi Jinping will make to the United States from Wednesday to Friday of this week, at the invitation of his counterpart Donald Trump.
The confirmation came through the state agency Xinhua and was elaborated upon by the spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakun, who indicated that both leaders will engage in a "profound" exchange of views on bilateral matters as well as global peace and development.
Washington had announced the visit days earlier, but Beijing did not make it official until this Monday, which makes the Chinese confirmation the diplomatic step needed to finalize a meeting that Guo himself described as of "historic significance" and a "milestone" in the relationship between the two largest powers in the world.
Xi will arrive on Wednesday at Andrews Air Force Base, just outside Washington, where Trump will personally greet him at the foot of the plane, a ceremonial gesture that makes the Chinese leader the first foreign head of state to be received in this manner by the U.S. president since his return to the White House.
The central day of the visit will be Thursday, featuring a welcome ceremony with a military review, a private bilateral meeting between both leaders, and a state dinner in the East Room of the White House. Melania Trump and Xi's wife, Peng Liyuan, will be in attendance, along with about 125 guests, a number that is limited due to renovations in the presidential residence's ballroom.
Among the guests at the dinner are some of the most influential names in the tech and financial worlds: Sam Altman (OpenAI), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Tim Cook (Apple), Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan), Jane Fraser (Citigroup), and David Sacks, former head of artificial intelligence at the White House.
The visit will conclude on Friday with a joint tour by both leaders of the National Archives of the United States, where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are housed, as part of the events commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence.
This is the second meeting between Xi and Trump in less than four months. The first was the state visit that Trump made to Beijing in May, the first by a sitting U.S. president to China in nearly nine years. It was precisely during the official banquet on May 14 at the Great Hall of the People when Trump formally extended the invitation to Xi to visit the White House.
The summit comes after negotiations that took place on Sunday in New York between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, which addressed tariffs, artificial intelligence, rare earths, and critical minerals. Chinese state media described that dialogue as "sincere, deep, and constructive."
One of the most pressing issues on the table is the tariff truce in effect between both countries since October 2025, which suspended duties that had escalated to 145% from Washington and 125% from Beijing. This truce expires on November 10, making the summit a crucial meeting for its possible extension. The agenda also includes the war in Iran, Taiwan, and Ukraine.
Guo Jiakun summarized Beijing's position with a statement that sets the tone for the visit: "China is willing to work together with the United States to enhance the content of a constructive and stable bilateral relationship, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, properly manage differences, and continue improving the well-being of the peoples of both countries, thereby promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the world."
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