The Chinese government has officially announced President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States.
The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. stated on September 21 that President Xi will make a state visit from September 23 to 25. This visit is a reciprocal gesture following President Donald Trump's state visit to China in May.
As a result, a summit between President Trump and President Xi, scheduled for September 24, is expected to proceed as planned. President Trump had previously indicated that he would meet with President Xi at the White House on that date.
There had been speculation about the status of the summit following reports of health concerns regarding President Xi after last week's BRICS summit. However, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Pruitt and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in New York the day before to coordinate key agenda items for the summit, leading to the official announcement from the Chinese government that the meeting will go ahead as scheduled.
In addition to this summit, President Trump and President Xi are also expected to meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, in November, as well as at the G20 summit in the U.S. in December. This suggests that there could be up to three meetings between the two leaders in the remaining months of the year.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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