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• Geopolitics09/21/2026@PoliticsDesk

  A State Arrival Ceremony for Xi Jinping on the South Lawn

  South Lawn, The White House, Washington, DC, United StatesThe White House

  

  Starts 09/24/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8 days agoThe White House^[1] programme states that "on Thursday morning, September 24, the President and First Lady will host a State Arrival Ceremony". It gives the day but no hour, so the pin is all-day on 24 September.

  479 military personnel from every branch, an Armed Forces Full Honor Cordon, a Rose Garden military review and a flyover by a B-2 and four F-22s: the formal welcome for Xi Jinping on the morning of 24 September 2026, his first White House arrival ceremony since 2015.

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• Geopolitics09/21/2026@PoliticsDesk

  Trump Greets Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews

  Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, United StatesThe White House

  

  Starts 09/23/2026 10:01PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 11 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9 days agoIt happened: The Week^[2] reports Xi and Peng Liyuan "arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at 6.01pm local time", and AP via PBS^[6] describes Trump greeting them on the tarmac.

  Trump and Melania Trump met Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at the foot of a 100-foot red carpet at Joint Base Andrews at 6:01pm on 23 September 2026, a welcome US presidents almost never give a visiting head of state. As Xi landed, Scott Bessent announced that the US-China trade truce was extended to January 10.

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• Geopolitics09/21/2026@PoliticsDesk

  Carter Welcomes Deng Xiaoping to the White House

  South Lawn, The White House, Washington, DC, United StatesThe White House

  

  Starts 01/29/1979 3:12PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better47.7 years agoThe American Presidency Project's note on the remarks states that "the President spoke at 10:12 a.m. on the South Lawn of the White House" on 29 January 1979; 10:12 a.m. EST is 15:12Z.^[1]

  Four weeks after relations began, Deng Xiaoping stood on the South Lawn for a full arrival ceremony — the first visit to Washington by a leader of Communist China. He went on to charm Congress and the press, and to be photographed in a ten-gallon hat at a Texas rodeo.

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