Review of 14 China-US meetings in history

(Baonghean.vn) - On April 5, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a two-day visit to the United States and meet with US President Donald Trump. Prior to this meeting, there have been many high-level meetings between the leaders of the two countries at different historical periods.

1. 1972

Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong receives US President Richard Nixon in Beijing on February 21, 1972. Nixon's visit to China in 1972 was a breakthrough towards normalizing bilateral relations between the two countries and shifting the balance of power during the Cold War. Nixon was also the first US President to visit Beijing. Photo: CNN

2. 1979

Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping wears a white cowboy hat while attending a performance in Simonton, Texas, in 1979. Deng's visit to the US came as Beijing and Washington formally established diplomatic relations. Photo: CNN

3. 1984

40th US President Ronald Reagan and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang hold hands in the rain at the White House in January 1984. Zhao and Hu Yaobang, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, were the first two leaders to wear Western clothing during China's reform and opening-up period. Photo: CNN

4. 1985

US Vice President George H.W. Bush and Chinese President Li Xiannian raise their glasses during a reception at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, July 1985. Photo: CNN

5. 1997

US President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton welcome Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his wife Wang Yeping at a dinner at the White House on October 29, 1997. During this visit, putting aside differences over human rights or democratic reform, the two leaders announced an agreement to prevent the development of nuclear weapons and create opportunities for China to access US nuclear power generation technology. Photo: CNN

6. Year 1999

China's fifth premier, Zhu Rongji, stands next to Mr. Clinton during his nine-day visit to the US from April 6 to 14, 1999. Mr. Zhu's visit to Washington came amid tense relations between the two countries. Photo: CNN

7. 2002

43rd President of the United States George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush welcome Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his wife at his family's Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas, on October 25, 2002. The meeting of the US and Chinese leaders at the 1,600-acre property is "an opportunity for the two sides to discuss a number of bilateral issues and resolve remaining differences," according to a written statement by White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. Photo: CNN

8. 2003

President George W. Bush and China's 6th Premier Wen Jiabao at a meeting at the White House on December 9, 2003. Photo: CNN

9. 2008

Chinese President Hu Jintao welcomed US President George W. Bush in Beijing in August 2008. During his visit, President Bush inaugurated the new headquarters of the US embassy in Beijing to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Photo: CNN

10. 2011

US Vice President Joe Biden with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, August 2011. Biden's five-day visit to China aims to better understand China's new leadership. Photo: CNN

11. 2013

44th US President Barack Obama and Mr. Xi walk around the luxury Annenberg Retreat in Sunnylands, California on June 8, 2013. The photo was taken after the two leaders concluded their two-day summit. Photo: CNN

12. 2014

President Xi Jinping welcomes US President Barack Obama at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 12, 2014. During the meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out that in June 2013, he and US President Obama had a meeting. The two sides agreed to work together to build a new type of relationship between the two major countries. Photo: CNN

13. 2015

President Obama and President Xi Jinping arrive at the Blare House at the White House as part of the Chinese leader's state visit to the United States from September 22 to 25. The official reception for President Xi took place on September 25 (local time), with a 21-gun salute, a high-level meeting, a joint press conference and a state banquet. This is Xi's first visit to the United States as Chinese president. Photo: AFP

14. 2016

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) meets with US President Barack Obama ahead of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou on September 3, 2016. During the talks, Xi Jinping stated that China is willing to work with the US to ensure bilateral relations remain on the right track. He urged the two countries to adhere to the principles of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, and handle and control disagreements in a constructive manner, so as to promote the continuous and stable development of bilateral relations. Photo: AFP/ VNA

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