US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a state visit to China, the first US presidential visit to China in almost nine years and Trump’s second since November 2017, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump is visiting China from May 13 to 15, Xinhua reported.
Trump was welcomed by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the airport, according to Xinhua.
Before Trump departed the US, he told reporters “good things are gonna happen” in China, according to video clips released by China News Agency, which cited the Associated Press.
Heads-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable role in providing strategic guidance for China-US relations. We welcome President Trump’s state visit to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday.
During the visit, the two heads of state will have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning China-US relations and world peace and development, Guo said, adding that China stands ready to work with the US to expand cooperation and manage differences in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit, and provide more stability and certainty for a transforming and volatile world.
