China - Travels of the President - Travels - Department
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China
| Name |
Locale |
Remarks |
Date |
| Richard M. Nixon |
Shanghai, Peking, Hangchow |
State visit; met with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Premier Chou En-lai. |
February 21–28, 1972 |
| Gerald R. Ford |
Peking |
Official visit; met with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Vice Premier Teng
Hsiao-ping. |
December 1–5, 1975 |
| Ronald Reagan |
Beijing, Xian, Shanghai |
State visit; met with President Li and Premier Zhao. |
April 26–May 1, 1984 |
| George H.W. Bush |
Beijing |
Met with President Yang and Prime Minister Li. Also met with Prince Sihanouk of
Cambodia. |
February 25–27, 1989 |
| William J. Clinton |
Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong Kong |
State visit. |
June 24–July 3, 1998 |
| George W. Bush |
Shanghai |
Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. |
October 18–21, 2001 |
| George W. Bush |
Beijing |
Met with President Jiang and Premier Zhu. |
February 21–22, 2002 |
| George W. Bush |
Beijing |
Met with President Hu and Prime Minister Wen. |
November 20–21, 2005 |
| George W. Bush |
Beijing |
Attended opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Dedicated a new U.S. Embassy. Met
with President Hu and Russian Prime Minister Putin. |
August 7–11, 2008 |
| Barack Obama |
Shanghai, Beijing |
Met with President Hu, National People’s Congress Chairman Wu, and Premier Wen.
Visited the Great Wall. |
November 15–18, 2009 |
| Barack Obama |
Beijing |
Attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit Meeting and the Trans
Pacific Partnership Leaders Meeting. |
November 10–12, 2014 |
| Barack Obama |
Hangzhou |
Attended the G-20 Summit Meeting. |
September 3–5, 2016 |
| Donald J. Trump |
Beijing |
Met with President Xi Jinping. State Dinner. |
November 8–10, 2017 |
