Donald Trump said on Friday that 
Xi Jinping will visit Washington next week and that the two sides will reach many different agreements. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said relations between the two countries were progressing well. The two leaders are due to meet in Washington on September 24, their second meeting this year.
What is planned? Xi is scheduled to land at Joint Base Andrews near Washington on the afternoon of September 23 for his first state visit to the US in 11 years, and Trump will attend the welcome ceremony in person, CNA reported. The talks at the White House follow a summit in Beijing in May. A US official said technology leaders including Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman are expected at a White House state dinner for Xi, describing it as a very popular and sought-after event.
What has Beijing said? Asked at a regular briefing whether and when Xi would travel, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said only that the two sides were maintaining communication on arrangements for leader-level interaction this year, CNA reported from Beijing. China has not announced dates or an itinerary for the trip. Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a call on September 17 that the two sides should prepare for the next stage of high-level exchanges and manage their differences, and a commerce ministry spokesman said the same day that trade teams were negotiating mutual tariff cuts on $30 billion of goods.
What is on the table? Tariffs, trade, the US-Iran war, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be discussed, CNA reported. The easiest step for China may be to cut tariffs on US farm imports, while Washington wants Beijing to ease exports of rare earths and critical minerals and Beijing is pressing the US to delay rules barring thousands of Chinese companies from advanced American technology. Trump is seeking to announce trade wins, including Boeing aircraft and farm purchases, before the November midterm elections. The two countries are also discussing lowering or removing China's 15% tariff on US liquefied natural gas as part of a broader energy and agriculture deal that could be announced during the visit, sources told Reuters.
Figures referenced: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping. — JudgeMarket.
