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Trump says he will host state dinner for Xi, praises Chinese leader’s wife

From Tuổi Trẻ · () Vietnamese

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  • Donald Trump said he will host a state dinner for Xi Jinping at the White House on Sept. 24.
  • Trump described Xi as a great gentleman and said the two countries had good trade relations despite being competitors.
  • Trump also said he had asked Xi not to get involved in Iran-related matters, as Washington seeks to increase economic pressure on Tehran.

Donald Trump says he will host a state dinner for Xi Jinping when the Chinese president visits the White House on Sept. 24, adding a personal touch to a relationship marked by sharp swings between cooperation and confrontation.

We will have a state dinner and we will do great things together with China.

· Donald TrumpTrump announced the planned dinner while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office.

“We will have a state dinner and we will do great things together with China,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Sept. 4, according to AFP. Xi is scheduled to visit the United States this month after Trump traveled to Beijing in May.

Trump spoke warmly about his Chinese counterpart and Xi’s wife, Peng Liyuan. “He is a great gentleman. We get along very well, we have a very good trade relationship. And you know, they are a competitor. However, we have a very good relationship with President Xi,” he said, according to Bloomberg.

He is a great gentleman. We get along very well, we have a very good trade relationship. And you know, they are a competitor. However, we have a very good relationship with President Xi.

· Donald TrumpTrump described his relationship with Xi Jinping and the broader U.S.-China relationship.

“He will be coming with his beautiful wife. She is a beautiful and wonderful woman, respected all over the world. They will be coming together,” Trump added. The visit will mark the latest development in the often turbulent relationship between the United States and China.

He will be coming with his beautiful wife. She is a beautiful and wonderful woman, respected all over the world. They will be coming together.

· Donald TrumpTrump spoke about Xi’s planned visit with Peng Liyuan.

The two countries fell into an escalating trade war last year, imposing a series of steep tariffs on each other before reaching a trade truce. Trump is now seeking to increase economic pressure on Iran to push Tehran toward an agreement to end the conflict. China remains one of Iran’s leading oil buyers and has resisted Trump’s call to cut trade with Tehran. “I told President Xi, ‘Please don’t get involved.’ I have a very good relationship with him and they really don’t get involved,” Trump told reporters.

I told President Xi, ‘Please don’t get involved.’ I have a very good relationship with him and they really don’t get involved.

· Donald TrumpTrump discussed his request to Xi regarding Iran-related matters.
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Originally published by Tuổi Trẻ in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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