Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visit to US this week, Beijing confirms

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from Wednesday to Friday, Beijing’s foreign ministry has confirmed. “At the invitation of President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25,” China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official statement on Monday. The trip – Xi’s first state visit to Washington since 2015 – will also mark his second face-to-face meeting this...