Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Trump Says Xi Will Visit United States Within Two Weeks
Donald Trump said that Xi Jinping, China’s president, may visit the United States in about two weeks.
Trump did not say exactly when or where the meeting would happen.
He also did not explain what the leaders would discuss.
He mentioned the visit while talking about plans for a large new room at the White House.
Trump said the room could host important visitors and events.
He also said the Supreme Court allowed the building project to continue.
At the rally, Trump praised tariffs, which are taxes on goods brought into a country.
He said tariffs were encouraging companies to build factories in the United States.
Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping would visit the United States in two weeks.
Trump provided no date, venue, agenda or independent confirmation for the expected visit.
He mentioned Xi while discussing a proposed White House military-ballroom complex.
Trump said the Supreme Court had allowed the project to proceed and that construction was ahead of schedule and under budget.
Trump defended tariffs, saying they were encouraging foreign companies to build manufacturing facilities in the United States.
- Who
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- What
- Trump said Xi is expected to visit the United States in two weeks.
- When
- Trump made the statement on Friday; he did not provide the visit’s exact date.
- Where
- Trump made the announcement at a Republican campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; the visit’s location was not disclosed.
- Why
- No purpose or agenda for the expected visit was provided. Trump referenced it while discussing a proposed White House complex and tariffs.
- Speaker
- U.S. President Donald Trump
- Expected visitor
- Chinese President Xi Jinping
- Timing
- Two weeks after Trump’s Friday rally remarks
- Exact plans
- No date, venue or agenda was announced
- Announcement setting
- Republican campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- White House project
- A proposed military-ballroom complex that Trump said the Supreme Court allowed to proceed
- Investment claim
- Trump claimed that $19.2 trillion was being invested in the United States, without identifying the source or scope of the figure