(L/R) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) look on as US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House 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)