Dateline: May 14, 2026
Location: China;
Duration: 4’38
Source: China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
Published: 2026-05-13 15:20
Last Modified: 2026-05-13 20:20Shotlist
Beijing, China – May 14, 2026 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Great Hall of the People
2. Chinese President Xi Jinping walking downstairs
3. Various of motorcade moving
4. Media
5. U.S. President Donald Trump getting out of limousine
6. Xi waiting, shaking hands with Trump
7. National flag of U.S.
8. National flag of China
9. Media
10. Great Hall of the People
11. Various of Trump shaking hands with Chinese officials
12. Great Hall of the People, guard of honor
13. Various of Xi shaking hands with U.S. officials
14. Great Hall of the People, children
15. Xi, Trump walking on red carpet
16. Great Hall of the People, guard of honor
17. Various of welcome ceremony in progress; national anthem of U.S. being played; guard of honor; military band; Xi, Trump on reviewing stand; gun salutes being fired; children; national flag of U.S.; U.S. officials
18. Various of welcome ceremony in progress; national anthem of China being played; national flag of China; Xi, Trump on reviewing stand; guard of honor; Chinese officials
Storyline
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing on Thursday morning.
At the invitation of Xi, Trump is on a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday.
This is the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost nine years, after President Xi previously hosted Trump in Beijing in November 2017.
A 21-gun salute was fired at Tian’anmen Square and a military band played the national anthems of the U.S. and China during the ceremony.
