Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (1st R), and U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd L) and his wife Melania Trump pose for group photos at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 9, 2017. Xi held a grand ceremony to welcome Trump on Thursday. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a grand ceremony to welcome U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday morning at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People.

Trump arrived in Beijing Wednesday afternoon for a three-day state visit.