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00:02President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington on Wednesday for
00:06a three-day state visit as the two countries prepare for talks on trade, technology and
00:10Iran, according to Reuters.
00:11Trump and his wife greeted Xi and his wife at Joint Base Andrews before the leaders held
00:16a brief exchange.
00:17Meetings are scheduled for Thursday.
00:18Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said the U.S. and China agreed to extend a trade truce
00:23set to expire November 10 by two months, through January 10.
00:26The talks could also address tariffs, drug trafficking, military communication and artificial intelligence.
00:32The two countries remain divided over Taiwan, rare earth minerals and U.S. technology export
00:37controls.
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