US and Chinese leaders hold bilateral talks in Washington on global security

US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a three-day state visit in Washington, marking Xi's first official trip to the United States in over a decade. Breaking standard White House protocol, Trump personally greeted the Chinese leader at his aircraft upon arrival.

According to official statements from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, high-level discussions at the White House covered key international security issues, including the war in Ukraine, regional stability on the Korean Peninsula, and tensions in the Middle East. The bilateral summit follows recent appeals from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking Washington to encourage Beijing to press Moscow toward de-escalation. Observers noted Beijing could seek US economic or geopolitical trade-offs in exchange for curbing its diplomatic backing of Russia.

Sources: Liga net, NV, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.