The second day of Xi’s state visit to Washington featured formal ceremony, pageantry and toasts as the two leaders met against the backdrop of rising trade tensions.
The visit is described as Xi’s first trip to the US capital in a decade. Its ceremonial programme highlighted the diplomatic importance attached to the meeting, with formal hospitality accompanying discussions between Xi and Trump.
Alongside the public display of ceremony, Trump offered Xi a two-month truce in the brewing tariff war. The proposal came as the two countries faced mounting disagreement over tariffs, although the supplied material does not give further details about the terms of the offer or its response.
The visit’s second day therefore combined traditional state-visit events with efforts to ease immediate economic tensions. No further information is provided on whether the proposed truce was accepted or what steps might follow after the two-month period.
