Sayings SAYINGS

[zh] 据Roll Call总统公开日程，特朗普与习近平将于北京时间9月24日晚在白宫发表讲话，随后交换礼物并观看军事表演。

Reuters reported on September 23 that after the Xi-Trump summit ends on September 24, a joint press conference is not expected, nor a joint statement, and both sides may release their own outcome explanations; the U.S. Treasury Secretary said China and the United States have agreed to extend the trade ceasefire until January 10, 2027.

On September 24, Xi Jinping's special plane arrived in Washington. After the welcoming ceremony at the airport, the motorcade left the airport for the hotel where he was staying.

September 24, Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit, and Chinese officials such as Wang Yi waited on the plane for the US side to lay out a red carpet.

UPDATE #2 [zh] 美东时间9月23日晚，习近平抵达美国，特朗普打破惯例亲赴安德鲁斯联合基地迎接，白宫称此举是对习此前接待的回礼。

UPDATE #2 [zh] 9月23日，美国国会及行政当局中国委员会发文，称川普与习近平即将对话之际，伊力哈木案应列入议程，其无条件获释应成为当务之急。

On September 22, British Prime Minister Burnham met with Trump, urging him to raise the Jimmy Lai case with Xi Jinping at the Xi-Trump meeting; the British side also demanded the abolition of the Hong Kong National Security Law at the UN on the same day.

US Senator Durbin urges Trump to press for the release of detained individuals including Jimmy Lai, Gulshan Abbas, and Gao Quanfu's couple during his meeting with Xi Jinping.

U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker publicly opposed Trump giving Xi Jinping a grand welcome, calling him a brutal dictator.

Bloomberg reports that Xi Jinping is not expected to lead a business delegation during his upcoming US visit, in stark contrast to his 2015 trip with business tycoons.