Today, for the first time in almost 10 years, an American president is in China.
President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
As Trump stepped down from Air Force One, a crowd of Chinese students greeted him on the tarmac, waving little U.S.
And China flags.
The last time a president made this trip was Trump himself, back in 2017.
I called up our colleague Annie Linsky, who covers the White House.
She got into Beijing earlier this week.
Vibe on the ground in terms of preparations for the summit.
The city does feel very ready for the summit.
This is going to take place over two days of meetings, but it's a highly symbolic event.
It's going to involve a lot of.
A ceremonial moment.
Trump is going to have tea with Xi.
He is going to get a tour of the Temple of Heaven.
So there's going to be a lot of one-on-one time between the two leaders.
That sort of personal bonding is quite important to President Trump.
He really does see the personal relationship between leaders as critical and sort of informing
how the actual relationship between the two countries can be.
So if he feels that he kind of has a read on a leader or has a good relationship with that leader,
he does feel like he can understand where that person will go in terms of negotiations.