China's First Lady Peng Liyuan, China's President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump step onto the Blue Room balcony of the White House to watch an exhibition of the US Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, 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 Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)