US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump watch as the car carrying China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrives at the North Portico of the White House ahead of a State Dinner in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)