Military bands, salutes, flyovers and a personal tour by the President through his gold-decked hallways.
Mr Trump beamed as Xi announced two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, would arrive at Zoo Atlanta within days, continuing a tradition that began when Beijing sent a pair to Washington after Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit.
But the pomp could not paper over the rivalry between the world’s two largest economies and military superpowers, which have made artificial intelligence the new front line.
‘Whoever wins
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