epa12952920 US (L) and Chinese flags flutter next to a portrait of Chinese communist leader and founder of the People's Republic of China Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square, in Beijing, China, 13 May 2026. US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing for a high-stakes state visit running through 15 May, marking his first return to the mainland since...

epa12952917 US (L) and Chinese flags flutter next to a portrait of Chinese communist leader and founder of the People's Republic of China Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square, in Beijing, China, 13 May 2026. US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing for a high-stakes state visit running through 15 May, marking his first return to the mainland since...

epa12952333 People pass by the entrance of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, 13 May 2026. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to pay a state visit to China from 13 to 15 May. EPA/WU HAO

epa12952332 A security guard stands at the entrance of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, 13 May 2026. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to pay a state visit to China from 13 to 15 May. EPA/WU HAO

epa12952331 A water sprinkler cleans the ground in front of the entrance of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, 13 May 2026. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to pay a state visit to China from 13 to 15 May. EPA/WU HAO

epa12952163 People walk at Tiananmen Square, in Beijing, China, 13 May 2026. US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing for a high-stakes state visit running through 15 May, marking his first return to the mainland since 2017. EPA/JESSICA LEE

epa12952164 A car drives past Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, 13 May 2026. US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing for a high-stakes state visit running through 15 May, marking his first return to the mainland since 2017. EPA/JESSICA LEE