Chinese President to Visit United States in the Fall
- The Chinese president will make an official visit to the United States this fall, the Minister of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday.
- His last visit to the White House dates back to 2015 when he was received by Barack Obama.
- Donald Trump left China on Friday with “fantastic” agreements, as he put it.
A Chinese leader at the White House for the first time since 2015. Xi Jinping will make a “state visit to the United States this autumn,” at the invitation of American President Donald Trump, announced the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, on Friday, May 15, as reported by the Xinhua News Agency.
Historic Visit that will Make History
“A historic visit that will make history”
Xi Jinping
This announcement comes a few hours after Donald Trump’s departure from Beijing, where he was the last American president to be received in 2017. “We have concluded fantastic commercial agreements, excellent for both our countries,” he said, adding that he and his host had “resolved many different problems.”
Xi Jinping praised “a historic visit that will make history,” affirming that he had reached an agreement with his American counterpart to engage in a “constructive strategic stability relationship.” Despite tumultuous relations, the President of the People’s Republic of China since 2013 will therefore travel to Washington, 11 years after his last visit to the other side of the Pacific, where he met Barack Obama at the time.
