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Xi praises visit "perfection"; Trump calls talks "very productive," confirms APEC and G20 follow-ups

Published , Friday, September 25, 2026 · Updated
In the 2 PM CT update

World Brief Now headline card: Xi praises visit perfection; Trump confirms two more meetings
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As Xi Jinping wrapped his Washington state visit Friday, he thanked President Trump through a translator for hospitality "down to the highest order of perfection," and Trump told reporters the leaders had made "great strides, very positive for both countries," Fox News reported. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Xi and Madame Peng had left D.C. after a meeting of "Friendship, Strength, and Success," and confirmed further meetings in November in China and at the G20 in December in Miami, the Washington Examiner reported. Separately, the New York Post reported that a military chorus at Thursday’s state dinner played "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Misérables — a song China restricted online after Hong Kong pro-democracy activists adopted it in 2019.

Sources
  • Fox NewsXi Jinping praises 'order of perfection' during state visit to US
  • The Washington ExaminerTrump confirms two more meetings with Xi this year
  • New York PostWhite House plays ‘Les Miserables’ hit censored by China at Trump-Xi dinner

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