The White House releases a behind-the-scenes look of China’s President Xi Jinping’s during the recent state visit.
Hosted by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, President Xi was welcomed to the White House for events on September 23-25, 2026.
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President Xi presents President Trump with a golden model of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Offical White House Photo by Daniel Torok
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President Donald J. Trump speaks with President Xi Jinping in front of a painting depicting Donald Trump raising his fist after the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Offical White House Photo by Daniel Torok
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President Donald J. Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Oval Office. Offical White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet President Xi Jinping of China and First Lady Peng Liyuan at the South Portico during a State Arrival ceremony. Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan in the Oval Office. Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet President Xi Jinping of China and First Lady Peng Liyuan at the South Portico during a State Arrival ceremony. White House
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Trump and President Xi Jinping exchange gifts in the Blue Room of the White House. Offical White House Photo by Daniel Torok
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President Donald J. Trump speaks with President Xi Jinping of China in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House. Offical White House Photo by Daniel Torok
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President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour the White House. Offical White House Photo by Daniel Torok
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Chinese President Xi looks at framed image of an autopen in place of a President Biden portrait. Official White House Photo by Emily J. Higgins
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan for tea in the Red Room of the White House. Offical White House Photo by Molly Riley
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President Donald J. Trump bids farewell to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Thursday, September 24, 2026. Offical White House Photo by Daniel Torok
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Trump, first lady Melania Trump, President Xi Jinping, of The People’s Republic of China, and Madame Peng Liyuan participate in a Military Review in the Rose Garden. Offical White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
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Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the National Archives with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan in Washington, D.C., Friday, September 25, 2026. Official White House Photo by Cashen Turner
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Trump hosts a State Dinner for President Xi Jinping of China and First Lady Peng Liyuan, Thursday, September 24, 2026, in the East Room. Offical White House Photo by Molly Riley
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President Donald J. Trump shows President Xi a framed historical copy of the Declaration of Independence on the wall of the The Oval Office. Offical White House Photo by Daniel Torok
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the National Archives with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan in Washington, D.C., Friday, September 25, 2026. Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks
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A B-2 Stealth Bomber and a flight of F-22s fly over the White House on September 24, 2026. Offical White House Photo by Molly Riley
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Trump hosts a State Dinner for President Xi Jinping of China and First Lady Peng Liyuan, Thursday, September 24, 2026, in the East Room. Official White House Photo by Emily J. Higgins
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan for tea in the Red Room of the White House, Friday, September 25, 2026. Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks
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Lady Peng Liyuan raises a glass during the State Dinner, Thursday, September 24, 2026, in the East Room. White House
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet President Xi Jinping of China and First Lady Peng Liyuan at the North Portico before the State Dinner, Thursday, September 24, 2026. Offical White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
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President Donald J. Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China in the Oval Office, Thursday, September 24, 2026. Offical White House Photo by Daniel Torok
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet President Xi Jinping of China and First Lady Peng Liyuan at the South Portico during a State Arrival ceremony, Thursday, September 24, 2026. Offical White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
