Donald Trump did not receive the “big fat hug” from Xi Jinping that he had predicted ahead of his formal welcome ceremony in Beijing on Thursday (14 May). Kicking off the pomp-filled two-day summit, Trump was greeted by Xi on the red carpet at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People with the leaders shaking hands and smiling warmly. A brass band played the national anthems as the leaders walked past rows of military honour guards and children waving Chinese and US flags and flowers. Trump was also seen occasionally patting Xi on the back during the ceremony. Weeks earlier, Trump had suggested in a social media post that Xi would greet him with a “big, fat hug” upon his arrival in Beijing.

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US President Donald Trump is in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Here’s what we covered today.

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BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan.

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Donald Trump did not receive the “big fat hug” from Xi Jinping that he had predicted ahead of his formal welcome ceremony in Beijing on Thursday (14 May). Kicking off the…

President Donald Trump received a grand welcome at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday before two days of meetings with China’s Xi Jinping. The summit is expected to…

On his first full day in China, Trump will participate in bilateral talks and take part in a state banquet

Trump welcomed at the opulent Great Hall of the People with military band fanfare, a gun salute and a host of schoolchildren jumping and chanting “welcome!”.

The world’s two most powerful men – US president Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping – struck a cordial tone, but will the goodwill deliver the win they are both chasing?

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Donald Trump paid a visit to the Temple of Heaven in the Chinese capital on Thursday, but the US president had a face like thunder.

US President Donald Trump wrapped up talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing by extending a formal invitation to Xi and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan to visit the…

President Donald Trump marveled at his grand welcome in Tiananmen Square from Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump met in Beijing on Thursday for high-stakes talks.