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Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in U.S. for first state visit in 11 years

NPR | By Leila Fadel,

Emily Feng

Published September 24, 2026 at 4:45 AM CDT

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on Wednesday evening for his first state visit in 11 years.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

Emily Feng

Emily Feng is a White House correspondent at NPR. Previously, she was a foreign correspondent for NPR covering China, Taiwan and beyond.