The White House ballroom under construction during a state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, not pictured, in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to maintain a trade truce until early 2027, with neither ready to upend relations between the world's biggest economies even as tensions persist over rare earths, technology curbs and Taiwan. Photographer: Yuri Gripas/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images