President Trump touched down in Beijing Wednesday evening ahead of a closely-watched summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, after promising to call on the Asian power to “open up” to American business.
The president was given a red-carpet welcome at Beijing Capital International Airport by US Ambasasdor to China David Perdue; Xi’s vice president, Han Zheng; China’s Ambassador to Washington Xie Feng; and Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu.
The official welcoming party was accompanied by a military band and honor guard, as well as 300 youths singing and waving American and Chinese flags in time to the band’s music.