WATCH: China-US presidential summit welcome ceremony

Follow our liveblog for the latest updates and analysis: https://sc.mp/9tzh0 Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts a welcoming ceremony for visiting US President Donald Trump ahead of the highly anticipated China-US presidential summit. The state visit is the first by a US president in almost nine years. It is being closely watched by the world, as global tensions overshadow the meeting, including the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Source: China Central Television