epa13261584 President Xi Jinping (C) of The People’s Republic of China, makes remarks as he and US President Donald J. Trump exchange toasts at the State Dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261586 US President Donald J. Trump (L) makes remarks as he presents a statue of a bald eagle to President Xi Jinping of The People’s Republic of China, as they exchange toasts during the State Dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261585 US President Donald J. Trump makes remarks as he and President Xi Jinping of The People’s Republic of China, exchange toasts during the State Dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261587 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (R) converse prior to US President Donald J. Trump and President Xi Jinping of The People’s Republic of China, exchanging toasts during the State Dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261588 A statue of a bald eagle presented as a gift by US President Donald J. Trump to President Xi Jinping of The People’s Republic of China at the State Dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261561 US President Donald J. Trump (R) greets President Xi Jinping (L) of The People’s Republic of China in front of the Grand Staircase in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261560 US President Donald J. Trump (2-R) and first lady Melania Trump (R), and President Xi Jinping (2-L), of The People’s Republic of China, and Madame Peng Liyuan (L) pose for a group photo in front of the Grand Staircase in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261559 US President Donald J. Trump (2-R) and first lady Melania Trump (R), and President Xi Jinping (2-L), of The People’s Republic of China, and Madame Peng Liyuan (L) pose for a group photo in front of the Grand Staircase in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261558 US President Donald J. Trump (C-R) and first lady Melania Trump (R) greet President Xi Jinping (C-L), of The People’s Republic of China, and Madame Peng Liyuan (L) on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261556 US President Donald J. Trump (C-R) and first lady Melania Trump (R) greet President Xi Jinping (2-L), of The People’s Republic of China, and Madame Peng Liyuan (L) on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261557 US President Donald J. Trump (R) greets President Xi Jinping (L) of The People’s Republic of China in front of the Grand Staircase in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261554 The limousine carrying President Xi Jinping, of The People’s Republic of China, and Madame Peng Liyuan arrives on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL

epa13261555 The limousine carrying President Xi Jinping, of The People’s Republic of China, and Madame Peng Liyuan arrives on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 24 September 2026. EPA/Annabelle Gordon / POOL