Trump, Melania to host Xi and Peng for White House ‘double date’: full schedule

Officials outline a two-couple White House visit and confirm AI and the Busan trade talks are on the agenda

Donald Trump and Melania Trump will host Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan together across two days in Washington next week: a White House welcome, a state dinner at which both presidents speak, a private tea, and a tour of the United States’ founding documents.

Senior US officials set out the programme late Friday and said the pageantry will sit beside talks on artificial intelligence, a trade truce that expires in November, rare earths, fentanyl and detained foreigners.