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Beyond the Rose Garden and the military review, Trump and Xi get down to business
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PUBLISHEDSep 24, 2026, 2:32 PM
What the source reports
After weeks of frustration, delays and posturing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump got down to business on Thursday, kicking off their high-stakes summit, Xi’s first on US soil since 2015.
The two started the morning with a formal arrival ceremony on the White House South Lawn and Rose Garden that included nearly 500 military personnel, the Chinese and American national anthems played by…
Main source: SCMP
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