Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and his wife Peng Liyuan wave upon their arrival in Seattle, the United States, Sept. 22, 2015. Xi arrived in this east Pacific coast city on Tuesday morning for his first state visit to the U.S.

September 22, 2015

"Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off his first state visit to the United States in West Coast city Seattle on Tuesday, a landmark trip aimed at building up trust and stepping up cooperation between the world's two biggest economies.

At about 9:30 a.m. local time (1630 GMT), Xi's plane landed at the Paine Field Airport. The president and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were greeted by Washington Governor Jay Inslee -- representative of U.S President Barack Obama -- and his wife, high-ranking officials from the federal government, and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray. The couple were presented with flowers by local children."

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