Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with Xi on Iran war, trade, US arms sales to Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war , trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

The meat of the summit won't happen until Thursday, when the leaders hold bilateral talks and a formal banquet.

But the Chinese offered Trump a pomp-filled welcome, literally rolling out the red carpet for him after Air Force One landed in the Chinese capital.

The president was greeted by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng; Xie Feng, China’s ambassador to Washington; Ma Zhaoxu, executive vice minister of foreign affairs; as well as the U.S. envoy to Beijing, David Perdue, according to the White House.

The welcoming ceremony included a military honor guard, a military band and some 300 Chinese youths waving Chinese and American flags and chanting, “Welcome, welcome!

Warm welcome!” as Trump made his way to his waiting limousine. “We're the two superpowers,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House on Tuesday for the long flight to Beijing. “We're the strongest nation on Earth in terms of mi