"Nothing says "Welcome to China, Trump" like students in identical uniforms waving flags and chanting, "Warm welcome!""
"President Trump was greeted by Vice President of China Han Zheng. In 2017 he was greeted by China's former top diplomat Yang Jiechi (Wang Yi's predecessor)Also in attendance: US Ambassador to China David Perdue, Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China to the US Xie Feng and...- Annmarie Hordern (@annmarie) May 13, 2026"
"Per the footage and reporting from the White House travel pool, Trump deplaned with his son Eric Trump and his wife Lara, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, as well as Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, but only them."
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing aboard Air Force One for a China summit with a large entourage that included Cabinet members and Elon Musk. Chinese students in identical uniforms waved flags and chanted “Warm welcome!” during the arrival ceremony. Trump was greeted by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, with other officials present including U.S. Ambassador David Perdue and China’s Ambassador Xie Feng. Footage and reporting from the White House travel pool indicated that only a limited number of people deplaned with Trump: Eric Trump and Lara Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Elon Musk, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
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