Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visit to US this week, Beijing confirms

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from Thursday to Friday, Beijing’s foreign ministry has confirmed. The trip – Xi’s first state visit since 2015 – will also mark his second face-to-face meeting this year with US President Donald Trump, as the world’s top two economies seek to stabilise a relationship tested by trade, technology and national security disputes. Xi and Trump last met in Beijing in May, a summit that ended with a pledge to pursue a...