Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 3:13 PM

Rare honour: Trump will greet Xi at Andrews, not just the White House

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · global

US President Donald Trump will personally greet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews when Xi lands in Washington next Wednesday, a rare airport reception, a US official confirmed on background. Trump will attend Xi’s arrival ceremony at Andrews, where the Chinese president’s aircraft is expected around 4pm local time on September 23. The president almost never meets visiting heads of state at the airfield. He typically waits at the White House. The gesture is not a...

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