With a clenched fist, Trump descended the stairs of Air Force One. Behind him walked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla's Elon Musk, who were among an entourage of top executives on the trip.
"I will ask President Xi, a leader of extraordinary success, to 'open up' China so these brilliant people can work their magic," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social published during the flight.
At the airport in Beijing, Trump was greeted with flowers and a red carpet, lined with 300 young people in uniforms waving small Chinese and American flags.
Trump's talks with Xi Jinping are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The agenda includes the simmering trade war between the two countries.
