U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet on the sidelines of a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15, 2026 in Beijing, China.
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BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the White House on September 24, indicating that trade talks will extend beyond this week’s two-day summit in Beijing.
Trump announced the invitation Thursday evening at a state dinner, according to a video shared by the White House.
Following the two presidents’ meeting earlier that day, Xi said the U.S. and China agreed to “strategic stability” as a framework for the next three years, according to state media.
The main question for the outcome of the summit will be “which of the deals the president would like to strike are ripe enough” to see through, said Ryan Fedasiuk, fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. “Frankly, a lot will be left on the tree to ripen further.”
China has yet to confirm that Xi will accept the invitation to visit. The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled for earlier in September in New York.
The two leaders could also meet around the APEC meeting in Shenzhen in November, and the G20 meeting in Florida in December.
