U.S. children present flowers to Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Joint Base Andrews in the United States, Sept. 23, 2026. Xi arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday afternoon for a state visit to the United States at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump. Xi and Peng were warmly greeted by Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, at the airport in a rare planeside welcome. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)