Trump Hosts State Dinner for Xi Jinping Amid Strengthened US-China Ties

The 200-year-old trade relationship, ping-pong diplomacy, American pilots in the war against Japan, Xi Jinping recalled at the White House state dinner. On Wednesday (December 24, 2026), according to India's time, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump held a state dinner for the Chinese president and his wife Peng Liyuan. Before the dinner, Xi Jinping gave a speech. At the beginning of the speech, he thanked President Trump and Melania Trump and said that their true feelings are reflected in every detail of the arrangements they have made for the visit of Xi and Peng. Xi also thanked the Americans for supporting the bilateral relations of the United States and China. Then he also congratulated the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a major festival of Chinese culture. Xi said about Trump's visit to China in May this year, "Trump visited China in May, and I stressed on the strategic relationship between the two countries.