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A state banquet, selfies with Musk and Huang's noodle run: The spectacle of Trump's Beijing visit

CNBC · May 16, 2026, 11:36 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • As the leaders of the world's two most powerful economies rekindled personal ties in Beijing on Thursday and Friday, with a cavalcade of American business leaders accompanying U.S.
  • Beijing deployed its diplomatic arsenal to the full.

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As the leaders of the world's two most powerful economies rekindled personal ties in Beijing on Thursday and Friday, with a cavalcade of American business leaders accompanying U.S. President Donald Trump, the Chinese capital turned into something of a spectacle.

The visit — the first by a sitting U.S. president to China in nearly a decade — was full of friendly overtures, closely orchestrated pageantry, business dealmaking, and headline-grabbing sideshows that captivated audiences on both sides of the Pacific.

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