Donald Trump says he and Xi Jinping held a "great meeting" in the White House, as the Chinese leader continues his three-day US visit
The US president spoke briefly to reporters before showing Xi around a helicopter in the White House grounds
Before the meeting, Trump said the US and China have made "tremendous strides on the issues facing our two countries"
Trump said he and Xi would discuss "security, technology and super intelligence" - the US president's name for artificial intelligence
President Xi, meanwhile, called for "continued dialogue" with the US and hoped that "Chinese companies are treated fairly here"
While the White House ceremonies were orderly and efficient, it was chaotic for the press pack, writes our Washington correspondent Daniel Bush
Image source, ReutersChina's President Xi Jinping has now left the White House following his bilateral meeting with Donald Trump today.
He will be returning later for a state dinner, which will also be attended by tech and AI bosses.
Image source, Getty ImagesTrump has told reporters he and Xi Jinping had a "great meeting" at the White House earlier, the Reuters news agency reports.
He made the comments as he showed the Chinese president around the grounds of the White House, which included boarding the Marine One helicopter.
Image source, Getty ImagesWhile bilateral talks were taking place at the White House, Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum Of Asian Art in Washington DC.
Image source, GettyThe museum has housed it's collection of Asian art since 1923, with over 45,000 works
Image source, Getty ImagesMelania Trump and Peng Liyuan held their own audience while talks were ongoing
Daniel Bush
Washington correspondent
The ceremonies for President Trump and President Xi have been orderly and efficient. For the press covering them, in contrast, it’s been a chaotic scene here at the White House today — with limited access to the two leaders’ events.
The media typically has more access to cover visiting heads of state, through “sprays” for the pool at the start of Oval Office meetings and sometimes press conferences in the East Room.
But the main Trump-Xi events so far today — outside of the arrival and military review ceremonies — have been closed press, including even to the pool.
There was a moment of chaos earlier when it seemed as if the Oval Office meeting between the leaders would open up. This led to some shouting and jostling in the White House briefing room as US and Chinese journalists scrambled to try and line up to get in. But the White House only brought in still photographers briefly, and the melee subsided.
The scramble to cover this summit comes amid the continued clash over media access between the White House and three outlets that were banned by Trump last week.
Early this morning a federal judge temporarily ordered access restored for CNN, MSNOW and Politico, but the outlets filed a new motion hours later saying the White House wasn’t complying with the court order.
All three outlets say their journalists have since been readmitted to the White House.
Though the impasse has already impacted pool coverage. In solidarity with CNN, other television networks agreed they would not be filming pooled moments of this visit.
Image source, EPAThe Oval Office briefly opened up to photographers, but White House reporters were not allowed in
Image source, ReutersCNN White House correspondent Betsy Klein
Reporters from three publications blacklisted by Donald Trump have now regained access to the White House.
Pictures show CNN White House correspondent Betsy Klein working at the White House after regaining access.
MS Now White House correspondents Laura Barron-Lopez and Jake Traylor were also pictured working on the grounds.
Politico also confirmed a reporter had been granted entry after being denied access earlier in the morning.
In court filings, the director of White House press operations Micah Stopperich said that instructions had been given to restore access to reporters' badges, and the Secret Service had restored access at 09:07 (14:07 BST).
Publications had previously sought an emergency court order to restore their revoked press access.
Image source, ReutersMS Now White House correspondents Laura Barron-Lopez and Jake Traylor
While Donald Trump meets with China's Xi Jinping, the US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has accused the US president of rolling out the red carpet to "authoritarian" leaders.
"If you're a foreign authoritarian, Trump won't just invite you to visit America, he'll greet you plane-side," Schumer has said on the Senate floor.
Schumer recalls President Trump's warm welcome to Xi on his arrival yesterday and his welcome of Vladimir Putin in Alaska in August 2025.
The Democrat politician accuses Trump of having "an atavistic attraction to dictators, to bad people".
Image source, Getty ImagesTrump met his Russian counterpart on the tarmac in Anchorage, Alaska
While criticism from the Democratic Party is not to be unexpected, Xi's visit has also riled up some in Trump's Republican base.
In a speech on Tuesday, Republican Senator Mark Wicker criticised the "lavish welcome" Xi was receiving, arguing that Trump would have been well advised to not invite Xi given "all the troubling issues we have with President Xi and the Chinese Communist Party".
Following their remarks at the White House earlier, President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping went out into the Rose Garden to watch a military troop review.
They were joined by their wives and other members of the US government.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe leaders and their wives take their spots in the Rose Garden as the military band plays
Image source, Getty ImagesThe band get proceedings under way
Image source, Getty ImagesPresident Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is joined by Vice-President JD Vance and the second lady Usha Vance
Image source, ReutersThe military parade was in full flow
Image source, ReutersSo far today, we've seen Xi Jinping be welcomed to the White House with handshakes, warm remarks, and pomp and ceremony in the Rose Garden.
Xi and Donald Trump are now having a bilateral meeting, where trade, AI and Taiwan are three issues that could come up in discussions.
After that, a state dinner will take place this evening. That will be attended by US and Chinese officials as well as tech leaders, with both Trump and Xi expected to speak.
Stay with us for updates throughout the rest of the day.
Image source, ReutersAfter their earlier remarks and the military troop review in the Rose Garden, President Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi, have now made their way to the Oval Office for talks.
They've been joined by other US and Chinese officials.
Image source, ReutersDaniel Bush
Washington correspondent
President Xi’s invitation for 100,000 young Americans to study in China was something of a surprise.
Details around the program are still unclear, but it quickly drew praise from some China watchers who said it could foster closer ties between the two countries.
The offer also underscored the obstacles that remain over major issues like trade and AI.
With no big breakthroughs expected at this summit, both sides seem intent on sending signals — no matter how small — that the countries are getting along.
Image source, Getty ImagesDay two of Xi Jinping's visit to the US is under way, and a short while ago we heard remarks from both the Chinese leader and Donald Trump at the White House.
Stick with us as we continue to bring you the latest updates from the White House.
Before President Trump and Chinese leader Xi arrived in the Rose Garden, they stood on the White House balcony, watching a military exhibition. You can see pictures of that below.
Image source, Getty ImagesChinese leader Xi Jinping with his wife Peng Liyuan, and US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump look on from the South Portico of the White House
Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesThe two couples watched an exhibition of the US Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon
Image source, Getty ImagesThere were lots of flags as part of the exhibition
Image source, ReutersUS President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have arrived at the White House Rose Garden for a military troop review.
You can watch the ceremony by pressing watch live above.
Daniel Bush
Washington correspondent
The press is gathered in the Rose Garden waiting for Presidents Trump and Xi to step outside for a military review ceremony.
An US honor guard is positioned on the roof atop the West Wing Colonnade and Oval Office, made up of military personnel holding American and Chinese flags.
It is highly unusual to see uniformed soldiers standing at attention above the Oval Office.
The striking visual reflects President Trump's effort to pull out all the stops for Xi's first visit to the White House in roughly a decade.
The summit may not produce much in the way of major new deals. But the pomp and circumstance surrounding Xi's visit, including the arrival ceremony yesterday, has far exceeded the welcome given other visiting heads of state in Trump's second term.
Unlike most state visits, today we do not have any live video footage of President Trump greeting President Xi.
That's because last week President Trump banned three outlets from the White House: Politico, MS Now and CNN.
In solidarity with CNN, other television networks agreed they would not be filming pooled moments of this visit.
Late last night, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate access to the White House for the three news organisations, while their legal action is considered.
But when some reporters from those outlets turned up at the White House this morning, they were not allowed in. They are challenging that in court again.
Xi now recalls Chinese and US troops fighting "shoulder to shoulder against fascist aggression".
He adds: "Chinese people have never forgotten that part of history, nor have the American people."
Given this, the Chinese leader announces an invitation for 100,000 young Americans to visit China for study exchange programmes over the next five years.
On Beijing and Washington's friendship, Xi says two pandas will meet Americans in their new home in Atlanta's Zoo. Gifting pandas has long been a symbol of China's friendship.
Before ending his speech, President Xi says achieving the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand".
"Let us meet the people's expectations and show our historical initiative, let us keep advancing the cause of friendship between our two peoples and work together to build a better world," he says.
Image source, Getty ImagesBao Li, a male giant panda bear, eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC last year. The panda is one of two on loan to the zoo from China
Image source, Getty ImagesXi continues, saying he hopes "Chinese companies are treated fairly here in the US".
He says both the US and China have a responsibility to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) for good, ensure it remains under human control and is to the benefit of people.
Xi adds that Beijing is willing to co-operate on trade with Washington, and that competition between the two countries should be "healthy", saying it should be a race of catching up with one another, not who wins or loses.
Xi says the two countries should strengthen their communication.
"China and the US are different... but through candid, in-depth, and continued dialogue, our two countries can understand each other better... and build up mutual trust," the Chinese leader says.
Xi adds that he and President Trump have "respect" for each other and stay in touch.
"We should co-operate with sincerity," he says, calling the interests of the two countries "deeply intertwined".
There is plenty of room to work together, he adds.
While co-operation between the two countries "may not solve every problem in the world", without it, it would be hard to solve many of the world's problems, Xi says.
Image source, Getty ImagesXi has now started speaking, saying he is very glad to pay a state visit to the "beautiful" United States.
The Chinese leader thanks the Trumps for their hospitality and congratulates them on the 250th anniversary of US independence.
Xi says both China and the US are great countries with great people, and says he is visiting the US to continue the friendship and expand co-operation.
He adds that China and the US, as two major countries, show their historic responsibility of advancing human development and progress
Xi says he is ready to work with Trump to steer the giant ship of the China-US relationship towards a steady future.
As Trump comes to the end of his remarks, he mentions the US Marines adopting the phrase "gung-ho" from China, which he says means "working together" in Chinese.
He concludes by saying he and President Xi will continue to work together, before welcoming Xi and his wife to the US.
