China President Xi Jinping arrives in US for first meeting with Trump

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Xi Jinping,Peng Liyuan,Rex Tillerson,Renda St. ClairSecretary of State Rex Tillerson, second from left, with his wife Renda St. Clair, left, and Chinese president Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, right, at the Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

On Thursday afternoon, President Xi arrived in the United States for his first face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump.

WATCH: Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan arrive at Palm Beach International Airport. They are greeted on the tarmac by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his wife Renda St. Clair.

CGTN’s Sean Callebs gives a preview.


Following President Xi’s arrival at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, he will spend the next day with Trump at the U.S. president’s Mars-a-Lago estate.

WATCH: Presidents Xi and Trump are in South Florida. In a matter of hours they will meet face to face. What is at stake? A lot. CGTN’s Sean Callebs has this Facebook Live report. #XiVisit


WATCH: CGTN’s Han Peng set the scene for President Xi’s arrival from Palm Beach International Airport.


PHOTOS: China President Xi Jinping in the U.S.

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