Xi wraps up Washington visit with peek at Constitution and Bill of Rights

Trump is taking Xi Jinping to the National Archives in Washington on Friday to end Xi’s three-day state visit. The visit highlights U.S.-China symbolism more than substance, with no major breakthroughs on trade or AI safety. Xi is expected to leave after viewing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The trip comes as the United States marks its 250th anniversary.

The National Archives holds the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

The article says the two leaders did not reach major breakthroughs on trade or the safety of artificial intelligence.

The visit comes during the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations.

Trump showed Xi a wall-mounted copy of the Declaration of Independence that he keeps in the Oval Office.

Published Sep 25, 2026 10:07 pm KST

Updated Sep 26, 2026 1:04 am KST

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes remarks as he and U.S. President Donald Trump exchange toasts during a state dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24. UPI-Yonhap

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives on Friday, showing off the sacred texts of U.S. democracy to the leader of the world’s most powerful communist country to cap off a three-day state visit criticized for being heavy on pomp and light on substance.

Xi is expected to depart Washington after touring the nation's vault of records, where the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are held. The two leaders have made a show of working to preserve harmony between the world's two largest economies, though there were no major breakthroughs on issues such as trade or the safety of artificial intelligence.

Trump, a Republican, has been seeking to demonize Democrats as communists during the run-up to the November midterm elections, a message that has been muddied by the red-carpet treatment he has given Xi this week.

The visit comes as the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, and Trump said Thursday that he wanted to show Xi “some of the greatest treasures of that proud history.”

The archives have a special exhibit marking the semiquincentennial, titled “The American Story,” which highlights the country’s accomplishments and advances, along with images depicting its darker moments.

Trump showed Xi one copy of the Declaration of Independence on Thursday — a wall-mounted copy he keeps in the Oval Office.

The U.S. president also said he wanted to show Xi artifacts about the relationship between the two countries.

“Just as our ancestors reached across the ocean centuries ago to trade, to learn, and to build a better world, our two countries do really the same thing, and we’re very proud of it,” he said.

Xi's day will begin at the White House, where Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host the Chinese leader and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for tea. Their visit falls during China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, a national holiday when families traditionally gather to celebrate the end of harvest, sharing mooncakes, round pastries filled with a sweet paste, over tea.

The Trumps feted their guests Thursday night with a black-tie state dinner attended by technology industry titans. Earlier in the day, Trump gave Xi a personal tour of his White House flourishes, including a gallery wall of presidents and a new 30-meter-long granite helicopter landing pad — and pointed out his ballroom, still under construction. Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan toured the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.

The two leaders also met behind closed doors for 90 minutes on Thursday, when they discussed issues such as the Middle East, Ukraine and the Korean Peninsula, according to the official Chinese government readout of the meeting. The White House has not provided any information about the private talks.

周五，特朗普将陪同习近平前往华盛顿国家档案馆，结束习近平为期三天的国事访问。此次访问更侧重于中美关系的象征意义而非实质性内容，在贸易或人工智能安全方面并未取得重大突破。预计习近平将在参观完《独立宣言》、《宪法》和《权利法案》后离开。此次访问正值美国建国250周年之际。

美国国家档案馆保存着《独立宣言》、《宪法》和《权利法案》。

文章称，两位领导人在贸易或人工智能安全问题上没有取得重大突破。

此次访问正值美国建国250周年庆典之际。

特朗普向习近平展示了他放在椭圆形办公室墙上的一份《独立宣言》副本。

发布于2026年9月25日晚上10:07（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年9月26日凌晨1点04分（韩国标准时间）

9月24日，中国国家主席习近平在华盛顿白宫东厅举行的国宴上与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普互祝酒词，习近平在致辞中发表讲话。（图片来源：UPI-Yonhap）

华盛顿——美国总统唐纳德·特朗普将于周五陪同中国国家主席习近平参观国家档案馆，向这位世界上最强大的共产主义国家的领导人展示美国民主的圣典，为为期三天的国事访问画上句号。此次访问因过于注重形式而缺乏实质内容而受到批评。

习近平预计将在参观保存着《独立宣言》、《宪法》和《权利法案》等国家历史文献的档案馆后离开华盛顿。尽管两国领导人公开表示致力于维护世界两大经济体之间的和谐，但在贸易或人工智能安全等问题上并未取得重大突破。

共和党人特朗普在11月中期选举前夕一直试图将民主党人妖魔化为共产主义者，而他本周对习近平的盛情款待却使这一信息变得模糊不清。

此次访问正值美国庆祝建国250周年之际，特朗普周四表示，他想向习近平展示“这段光荣历史的一些最伟大的宝藏”。

为纪念建国50周年，档案馆举办了一场名为“美国故事”的特别展览，重点展示了美国的成就和进步，以及描绘其黑暗时刻的图片。

周四，特朗普向习近平展示了《独立宣言》的一份副本——这是他放在椭圆形办公室墙上的一份副本。

美国总统还表示，他想向习近平展示一些与两国关系相关的文物。

他说：“正如几个世纪前我们的祖先跨越重洋进行贸易、学习和建设更美好的世界一样，我们两国也正在做着同样的事情，我们为此感到非常自豪。”

习近平主席当天的行程将从白宫开始，特朗普总统和第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普将在那里款待习近平主席及其夫人彭丽媛，共进下午茶。此次访问正值中国中秋节，这是一个全国性的节日，在这一天，家人团聚，庆祝丰收，并一起享用月饼——一种内馅为甜馅的圆形糕点，同时品茗。

周四晚，特朗普夫妇举办了一场盛大的国宴款待宾客，众多科技巨头出席了晚宴。当天早些时候，特朗普亲自陪同习近平参观了白宫的各项设施，包括一面展示各国总统头像的纪念墙和一个新建的30米长花岗岩直升机停机坪，并向习近平介绍了仍在建设中的宴会厅。梅拉尼娅·特朗普和彭丽媛则参观了史密森尼国家亚洲艺术博物馆。

据中国政府发布的会晤纪要，两位领导人周四还举行了90分钟的闭门会晤，讨论了中东、乌克兰和朝鲜半岛等问题。白宫尚未提供有关此次闭门会谈的任何信息。