Beyond the Rose Garden and the military review, Trump and Xi get down to business

The two leaders have a host of hard issues – from AI to trade tariffs – to confront away from the cameras 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 the US Marine Band and opening remarks from both leaders. “I am ready to work with you to steer the giant ship of the China-US relationship on a steady course towards the future,” Xi said at a lectern in front of US and Chinese flags. “We should strengthen communication. China and the United States are different in national conditions, but through candid, in-depth and continued dialogue, our two countries can understand each other better.”

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