Key facts
- Donald Trump rolled out a warm welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping upon his arrival in Washington.
- Trump's past rhetoric on China included calling them 'cheaters' and stating they 'rape our country'.
- Trump has recently described Xi as a 'great gentleman' and their relationship as a 'truly great friendship'.
- A Hong Kong hiker died following a trail emergency.
- A Singaporean teen was discharged after a separate trail emergency in Hong Kong.
Weekend news coverage highlighted shifts in US-China relations and local emergencies. United States President Donald Trump provided an unusually warm welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping upon his arrival in Washington, greeting him on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews. This gesture, the first of its kind since 1962, accompanied a meeting that extended a fragile trade war truce for two months, despite delivering little significant shift in overall relations.
The warm display contrasted with Trump's past public statements about China, which included labeling them 'cheaters' in 2012, calling them an 'enemy' in 2015, and stating in 2016 that they 'rape our country'. More recently, Trump has described Xi as a 'great gentleman' and their relationship as a 'truly great friendship'.
In separate news, two trail emergencies occurred in Hong Kong. One incident resulted in the death of a hiker, while another involved a Singaporean teen who was later discharged.