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The welcoming ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport featured a military honor guard, a military band, and approximately 300 Chinese youth chanting “Welcome, welcome! Warm welcome!” while waving miniature American and Chinese flags in coordinated formations. Trump deplaned at 8:08 a.m. ET and was greeted by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, U.S. Ambassador David Perdue, Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng, and Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu.

Trump has no additional public events scheduled for the remainder of the day beyond the arrival. Formal bilateral talks and a state banquet with Xi are planned for Thursday evening, with additional meetings expected on Friday.