Xi, Trump greeted by Chinese Honor Guard, children waving flags at welcome ceremony

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony on Thursday morning outside the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing for U.S. President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China.

Accompanied by Xi, Trump reviewed the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and watched a march-past.

The visiting U.S. president was also greeted by a military band and children waving flags and chanting "warm welcome!"

At the invitation of Xi, Trump is on a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday. This is the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost nine years, after President Xi previously hosted Trump in Beijing in November 2017.

Xi, Trump greeted by Chinese Honor Guard, children waving flags at welcome ceremony

China-U.S. economic and trade ties are mutually beneficial and win-win in nature, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday when holding talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing.

Facts have shown time and again that trade wars have no winner, and where disagreements and frictions exist, equal-footed consultation is the only right choice, Xi said.

The Chinese and U.S. economic and trade teams produced generally balanced and positive outcomes on Wednesday, which is good news for the people of the two countries and the world, Xi said, calling on the two sides to jointly sustain the good momentum that they have worked hard to create.

Xi says China-US economic, trade ties mutually beneficial