First Thing: Trump welcomes Xi to Washington amid tensions over trade, AI and Taiwan
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold bilateral talks. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAView image in fullscreenDonald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold bilateral talks. Plus, meet the people who are real-life Pokémon ‘professors’Martin BelamThu 24 Sep 2026 08.24 EDTLast modified on Thu 24 Sep 2026 08.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.
- ▪Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold bilateral talks.
- ▪Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAView image in fullscreenDonald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold bilateral talks.
- ▪Plus, meet the people who are real-life Pokémon ‘professors’Martin BelamThu 24 Sep 2026 08.24 EDTLast modified on Thu 24 Sep 2026 08.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold bilateral talks. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAView image in fullscreenDonald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold bilateral talks. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAFirst Thing newsletterUS newsFirst Thing: Trump welcomes Xi to Washington amid tensions over trade, AI and TaiwanState visit takes place at same time as UN general assembly, which Chinese leader has avoided. Plus, meet the people who are real-life Pokémon ‘professors’Martin BelamThu 24 Sep 2026 08.24 EDTLast modified on Thu 24 Sep 2026 08.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning. Donald Trump has welcomed Xi Jinping to the US, greeting the Chinese leader on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews at the start of his state visit.
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