Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) with Rosangela Lula da Silva, wife of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.

Rosangela is accompanying Lula during his current five-day state visit to China from Saturday to Wednesday at the invitation of Xi.

Peng and Rosangela visited the interior architecture of the venue, watched an art exhibition, and learned about the NCPA's efforts in promoting international cultural exchanges and popularizing art.

Peng then invited Rosangela to enjoy excerpts of classical operas and performances of Chinese and Brazilian songs.

Noting that both China and Brazil are major cultural countries, Peng said there has been active people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two sides in recent years, and that mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries have deepened day by day.

She expressed the hope that both sides will maintain this good momentum and promote mutual understanding and friendship among the two peoples.

Rosangela thanked Peng for the warm and thoughtful arrangement and appreciated the artists' entertaining performances.

She spoke highly of China's development achievements and splendid culture, and expressed her willingness to actively promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries and to continue making contributions to deepening the friendship between Brazil and China.

Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

Peng Liyuan visits National Center for the Performing Arts with Brazilian First Lady

U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to China will be the first visit to China by a U.S. president since Trump visited almost nine years ago, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15, said spokesman Guo Jiakun at a regular press briefing in Beijing.

"President Xi Jinping will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Trump on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations, as well as world peace and development. Head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations. China stands ready to work with the United States to expand cooperation and manage differences in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit, and provide more stability and certainty for a transforming and volatile world," said Guo.

The two presidents first met in 2017, a year marked by an exchange of state visits that set the tone for their interactions.

Xi and Trump met last time in October 2025 in Busan, the Republic of Korea.

Over the years, head-of-state diplomacy has anchored China-U.S. relations, serving as a stabilizing force amid shifting global currents. Since Trump's re-election, Xi has spoken with him by phone five times, maintaining close communication on bilateral ties and geopolitical issues.

Trump to visit China for first time in almost nine years