Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing on Thursday morning.
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.
A 21-gun salute was fired at Tian'anmen Square and a military band played the national anthems of the U.S. and China during the ceremony.
Accompanied by Xi, Trump reviewed the guard of honor of the People's Liberation Army. They also watched the march-past of the guard of honor and the performance of the military band.
After the welcome ceremony, the two heads of state held talks at the Great Hall of the People.
Xi holds welcome ceremony for Trump outside Great Hall of People
