Foreign Affairs
Chinese President Xi Arrives in US for Three-Day State Visit, Welcomed by Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, where he was personally welcomed by U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews near Washington. The two leaders are scheduled to meet at the White House on Thursday for talks and a state banquet, amid expectations of low breakthroughs as both nations seek to maintain a truce in their trade war. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the trade truce, originally set to expire on November 10, has been extended until January 10. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that Russia’s Vladimir Putin has been invited to the G20 summit in December, following discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about potential partial ceasefires in Ukraine. Additionally, at least six major U.S. hospitals have agreed to stop providing gender-affirming care for minors under pressure from the Trump administration, which argues that the risks outweigh benefits and that costs are excessive.
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