U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday (September 24, 2026) for a day full of pageantry as Mr. Trump sought to underline their shared interests despite a rumbling trade war and Beijing’s support for Iran.

Mr. Trump laid on the pomp and ceremony, treating Mr. Xi to a formal welcome at the White House before they moved to talks in the Oval Office and finally a grand state banquet in the evening.