President Trump's decision to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington rather than receiving him at the executive residence shows how far Trump is going to honor China's leader as he makes his first state visit in more than a decade.

Trump has repeatedly referenced the Great Hall of China while discussing renovations to the White House ballroom.

The White House is hosting a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Here's what's on the menu.

President Donald Trump is hosting a state dinner for China's leader Xi Jinping, an event that will be closely scrutinized for clues about their relationship.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House for the visiting leader of communist China on Thursday — bringing him inside his Marine One helicopter and exhibiting a new granite landing pad he built for it, along with the hulking, nearby construction site that will one day be a ballroom.

ATLANTA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington is getting a much chillier reception on Capitol Hill than at the White House. Lawmakers from both parties are using Xi's visit to

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump met Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. After their brief greeting, which included a military honor guard and flyover, the two leaders parted ways to make last minute preparations for a full slate of events scheduled for Thursday.