WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the United States military rehearse for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to welcome Xi to Washington on September 24. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

An honor guard rehearses in the driveway outside the White House in Washington, DC on September 16, 2026, ahead of next week's visit by China's President Xi Jinping. Xi is expected to visit Washington on September 24 and meet with US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)