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President Trump and the First Lady Take Tea with China's President and Madame Peng

September 25, 2026 · The White House · 0:05:08

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What happened

President Trump and the First Lady participated in a tea with the President of China and Madame Peng. Trump thanked those present and said, as he stated it, that the two sides had made tremendous and great strides that were very positive for both countries, and he thanked the press for what he called very fair coverage.

Speaking through an interpreter, the Chinese president thanked President Trump and the First Lady for the hospitality shown to him and his wife during the visit, saying everything was arranged to the highest order with thought in every detail. As rendered by the interpreter, he said the two leaders are charting the course of China-U.S. relations: when President Trump visited China in May, they agreed on a constructive strategic relationship of strategic stability, and this time they added new substance, defining it as a constructive relationship of strategic stability on the basis of mutual respect, fairness, and reciprocity. He said the prospects for the relationship look brighter, and noted further meetings expected later in the year, including one in China and a G20 meeting in the United States, as stated in the interpretation.

Trump closed by saying he looked forward to more meetings with the chairman during the year and again thanked everyone present, as he stated it.

Why it matters

The tea is a ceremonial capstone to a summit-style visit in the site’s foreign-policy chronicle, with both leaders publicly framing the relationship as one of strategic stability grounded in fairness and reciprocity — language that sits alongside the administration’s harder-edged tariff posture toward Beijing.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump and the First Lady Participate in a Tea with the President of China and Madame Peng”, 2026-09-25 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-09-25). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.