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Xi Jinping departs for state visit to the United States
习近平离京对美国进行国事访问
According to a Xinhua News Agency dispatch republished by People's Daily Online, President Xi Jinping left Beijing on the afternoon of September 23 aboard a special plane for a state visit to the United States at the invitation of President Donald Trump. Accompanying Xi were his wife Peng Liyuan, Politburo Standing Committee member and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee Cai Qi, and Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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The report is presented as a routine high-level diplomatic announcement, using the formal designation 'state visit' (国事访问) and emphasizing the invitation by the U.S. president.
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