Members of the Falun Gong movement protest ahead of US President Donald Trump hosting Chinese President Xi at the White House, Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the Falun Gong movement protest ahead of US President Donald Trump hosting Chinese President Xi at the White House, Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators hold US and Chinese flags outside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying during his state visit 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 Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of President Xi hold US and Chinese flags near the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying during his state visit 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 Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

A cyclist passes members of the US National Guard ahead of US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosting China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at 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 Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the public pass US National Guard ahead of US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosting China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at 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 Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of President Xi hold US and Chinese flags outside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying during his state visit 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 Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of President Xi hold US and Chinese flags outside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying during his state visit 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 Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)