Xi-Trump summit day 1: everything you need to know from the meeting in Beijing
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“Xi and Trump’s meeting in Beijing”
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Multiple independent news organizations, including France24, BBC News, and Flipboard, confirm that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held a summit/meeting in Beijing.
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— Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold high-stakes meeting in Beijing
https://www.france24.com/en/donald-trump-and-xi-jinping-hold…
https://www.france24.com/en/donald-trump-and-xi-jinping-hold…
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— Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold high-stakes meeting in Beijing
https://www.france24.com/en/us-china-priority-is-economic-re…
https://www.france24.com/en/us-china-priority-is-economic-re…
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SUPPORTS
— Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump started a crucial series of meetings in Beijing on Thursday in the U.S.-China summit.
https://www.france24.com/en/a-desire-to-lower-the-temperatur…
https://www.france24.com/en/a-desire-to-lower-the-temperatur…
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“The two leaders began the day with an extravagant welcome on the steps of the Great Hall of the People before heading in for talks.”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent sources: South China Morning Post describes the welcome on the steps of the Great Hall of the People, Xinhua reports the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall, and additional web results describe the greeting with a gun salute and children.
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— Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have been holding talks in the Chinese capital, Beijing, with a raft of meetings and events taking place on Thursday and Friday. The US leader was greeted with a gun salute…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxp0g4q3q2o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxp0g4q3q2o
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— Xi held talks with Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen).
https://english.news.cn/20260514/31d690f2840847938ee505f1af0…
https://english.news.cn/20260514/31d690f2840847938ee505f1af0…
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— Prior to the talks, President Xi held a welcome ceremony for President Trump on the square outside the eastern entrance of the Great Hall of the People.
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/202605/t20260514_119103…
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/202605/t20260514_119103…
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