# Watch: Honor guards and military band prepare to welcome Xi Jinping

https://mins.news/en/item/75669

- CGTN, 2026-09-24 23:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-25/Watch-Honor-guards-and-military-band-stand-ready-to-welcome-Xi-Jinping-1QIx2emVq48/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Honor guards and a military band lined up ahead of a White House welcome banquet for Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan, hosted by US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump.

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