WATCH: Trump Shakes Xi Jinping’s Hand on Red Carpet in Beijing – Leaders Hold Bilateral Talks

President Trump arrived in Beijing, China, on Wednesday evening in the US (Thursday morning in Beijing) to a red-carpet ceremony, where he shook hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting.

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Xi Jinping also played the US national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, for President Trump.

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Additional videos show more of the warm welcome ceremony for the US President.

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Trump’s summit with China is expected to focus on the war in Iran, trade, and artificial intelligence.

Prior to arriving in China, Trump lambasted CNBC for reporting that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang would not be in attendance at the “incredible gathering of the World’s Greatest Businessmen/women proudly going to China” and listed the business leaders who would be taking part:

It is an Honor to have Jensen, Elon, Tim Apple, Larry Fink, Stephen Schwarzmann, Kelly Ortberg (Boeing), Brian Sikes (Cargill), Jane Fraser (Citi), Larry Culp (GE Aerospace), David Solomon (Goldman Sachs), Sanjay Mehrotra (Micron), Cristiano Amon (Qualcomm), and many others journeying to the Great Country of China where I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to “open up” China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People’s Republic to an even higher level! In fact, I promise, that when we are together, which will be in a matter of hours, I will make that my very first request. I have never seen or heard of any idea that would be more beneficial to our incredible Countries!

After the welcoming ceremony, Trump and Xi spoke on camera briefly before holding a closed-door bilateral meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

President Trump described the ceremony as an “honor like few I’ve ever seen before” and expressed hope for a “fantastic future” with China.

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