Xi Jinping addresses White House welcome ceremony

Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the formal welcome ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. on 24 September 2026, as part of Xi's state visit to the United States. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

President Xi Jinping took the podium at a formal reception organised by President Donald Trump at the White House on 24 September 2026, marking a high profile diplomatic engagement between the two nations. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a formal welcome ceremony at the White House, Washington, D.C., on 24 September 2026, the first day of Xi's state visit to the United States. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Chinese President Xi Jinping began his official state visit to the United States on 24 September 2026, with President Donald Trump welcoming him at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

A formal welcome ceremony at the White House on 24 September 2026 marked the official opening of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States, hosted by President Donald Trump. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan posed for an official group photograph with U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House welcome ceremony on 24 September 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, joined First Lady Melania Trump for the official group photo at the White House welcome ceremony on 24 September 2026, alongside their respective heads of state. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

The official group photograph at the White House on 24 September 2026 brought together President Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, President Donald Trump, and Melania Trump during the state welcome ceremony. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

The Trump–Xi summit officially opened on 24 September 2026 with a formal welcome ceremony at the White House, where both leaders and their spouses, Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump, gathered for official photographs. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Day 1 of Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States on 24 September 2026 included an official group photograph with President Donald Trump, Peng Liyuan, and Melania Trump at the White House. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

The White House welcome reception on 24 September 2026 underscored the diplomatic significance of Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States, with both delegations present for the official ceremony hosted by President Trump. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Peng Liyuan accompanied Chinese President Xi Jinping to the formal welcome event at the White House on 24 September 2026, where the couple joined President Donald Trump and Melania Trump for an official photograph. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

First Lady Melania Trump attended the official welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on 24 September 2026, joining President Trump and the visiting Chinese delegation for a group photograph. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

An official group photograph at the White House on 24 September 2026 brought together Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, Donald Trump and Melania Trump, cementing the ceremonial opening of Xi's state visit to the United States. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

The state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States on 24 September 2026 represents a notable diplomatic engagement, with President Donald Trump hosting a formal ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan were formally received at the White House in Washington, D.C. on 24 September 2026 by President Donald Trump and Melania Trump as part of the state visit welcome ceremony. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan posed alongside President Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the White House welcome ceremony on 24 September 2026, with the formal state visit proceedings under way in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a formal welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House in Washington, D.C. on 24 September 2026, as Xi arrived on an official state visit to the United States. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)

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