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Trump Announces Expected Xi Visit, White House Complex Plans
Donald Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit the United States in about two weeks.
Trump did not say exactly when the visit would happen.
He also did not explain what the two leaders would discuss.
Trump was speaking at a back-to-school event at the White House.
He showed interest in a new ballroom and military complex being built nearby.
He said the White House was also getting a new heliport.
Trump said the heliport would make helicopter landings safer than landing on wet grass.
The article says there was no additional information from the White House or Chinese government.
Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping would visit the United States in two weeks.
Trump gave no dates, itinerary, or details about planned talks with Xi.
He linked the announcement to plans for a White House ballroom and military complex.
Trump said a new heliport would replace helicopter landings on wet grass.
The White House provided no additional information, and no Chinese government statement was cited.
- Who
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- What
- Trump announced that Xi was expected to visit the United States in two weeks and discussed White House construction plans.
- Where
- The announcement was made in the White House Rose Garden, in Washington.
- When
- Trump made the announcement at a back-to-school event; he said the visit would occur in two weeks but gave no dates.
- Why
- Trump connected the expected visit with discussions of a new White House ballroom, military complex, and heliport; the purpose of Xi's visit was not specified.
Key facts
- Expected visitor
- Chinese President Xi Jinping
- Announced timing
- Two weeks, according to Trump
- Visit details
- No dates, itinerary, or discussion topics were provided
- Construction project
- A White House ballroom and military complex
- Additional project
- A new White House heliport
- Chinese government response
- No accompanying statement was cited
- Broader relationship
- Washington-Beijing relations involve disputes over trade, technology, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and Indo-Pacific competition
Quotes
Donald Trump
US president who announced Xi Jinping’s expected visit
“We have President Xi coming in two weeks, and I was over in China two months ago, and we saw the Great Hall of China. Well, now we’re going to have a Great Hall too in the United States, so it’s very important, very very important.”
thehansindia.com
“We’re building a beautiful heliport, which has been asked for for many, many years. The helicopter would land on wet grass, and it was bad and dangerous.”
thehansindia.com
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