China-Xi/Trump/Welcome Ceremony/Update
China-Xi/Trump/Welcome Ceremony/Update
Dateline : May 14, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 4'18
Beijing, China - May 14, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Great Hall of the People
2. Aerial shot of motorcade moving
3. Various of members of honor guard holding national flags of China and U.S.; motorcade moving
4. Chinese President Xi Jinping walking downstairs
5. Motorcade moving
6. Xi walking downstairs
7. Various of U.S. President Donald Trump's limousine arriving
8. Xi (L) shaking hands with Trump (R)
9. Military band members playing trumpets
10. Xi, Trump posing for photos
11. Welcome ceremony outside Great Hall of the People
12. Trump shaking hands with Chinese officials
13. Guard of honor standing at attention
14. Xi shaking hands with U.S. officials
15. Great Hall of the People
16. Various of welcome ceremony in progress; national anthem of U.S. being played; national flag of U.S.; Xi, Trump on reviewing stand; U.S. officials; military band performing; gun salutes being fired
17. Various of welcome ceremony in progress; national anthem of China being played; national flag of China; Xi, Trump on reviewing stand; Chinese officials; guard of honor
18. Welcome ceremony outside Great Hall of the People
19. Various of guard of honor
20. Various of Xi, Trump walking on red carpet
21. Various of Xi, Trump reviewing guard of honor
22. Various of Xi, Trump greeting children waving flags, chanting "warm welcome!"; media
23. Various of Xi, Trump watching march-past of guard of honor
24. Various of Xi, Trump watching military band performance
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday morning.
At the invitation of Xi, Trump is on a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday, with this being the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost nine years, after President Xi previously hosted Trump in Beijing in November 2017.
After Trump's motorcade arrived outside the Great Hall of the People, the two leaders shook hands and posed for photos, before respectively meeting officials from each side.
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 and watched a march-past and performances from the military band.
Among the Chinese officials attending the welcome ceremony were Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and director of General Office of CPC Central Committee; Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs; and He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council.
Trump's entourage included U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
After the welcome ceremony, the two heads of state and their delegations headed inside the Great Hall of the People for talks.
ID : 8479306
Published : 2026-05-14 14:46
Last Modified : 2026-05-14 17:56:38
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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