All you need to know about a state visit, as White House rolls out red carpet for Xi
A grand military welcome, a state dinner, tea at the White House and a tour of the National Archives: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington will see his American counterpart, Donald Trump, roll out the pomp and pageantry.
The United States’ capital is bracing for high-level bilateral discussions served with a side of symbolic gestures, marking Xi’s first state visit to the country since 2015.
But what exactly makes this a state visit, and how does it differ from other official visits? Does the distinction matter?
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