President Xi goes to Washington

World Business Report by BBC

Sep 23, 20268:57Business

President Trump will welcome China's leader to the US capital ahead of talks ranging from tariffs to energy costs to the future of AI. The trip is Xi's first state visit to the US in just under a decade and his third mee...

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