Soybeans, sorghum and other US farm goods are expected to be high on the agenda at this week's summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President ​Xi Jinping, joining rare earths trade and artificial intelligence as a focus of contention.

With few deliverables expected, the White House is counting on regular summitry to keep the relationship stable.

Xi arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, where Trump took the step of greeting the Chinese leader on the tarmac.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington is getting a much chillier reception on Capitol Hill than at the White House.

A group of 17 senators sent a letter, shared exclusively with POLITICO, to Trump Wednesday ahead of his long-awaited summit with Xi. Their demands represent the latest call from industry and Washington policymakers for an accord between the U.S. and China on AI.

The US will remain reliant on China for rare earths well into the 2030s even as it rapidly builds its own mining ​and processing facilities, a stark imbalance facing President Donald Trump as he meets on Thursday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

It's the Chinese leader's first state visit to Washington since 2015, and comes as a trade agreement is set to expire in November.

Donald Trump will welcome Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington on Wednesday, in a break with six decades of protocol that displays a huge amount of respect for the leader of the only other superpower.