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During the U.S. national anthem, a formation of two B-1 bombers flew over the Andrews Air Force Base welcome ceremony site. A White House account confirmed that two aircraft participated in the formation flight.

Before Xi Jinping arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, an F-22 fighter squadron was lined up on the tarmac near the area where Xi's aircraft was parked.

Trump officially signed the document, appointing Rubio as National Security Advisor. Rubio previously acted in that role while also serving as Secretary of State.

U.S. President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping and his wife at Andrews Joint Base early on September 24th, Beijing time, showing a certain diplomatic courtesy.

In early August, an explosive-laden attack drone targeting Ukrainian transport planes suddenly appeared near Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany and was subsequently shot down by the German military. Following an investigation confirming that Russia was responsible, Germany announced the expulsion of dozens of diplomatic personnel from the Russian Consulate General in Bonn, triggering a diplomatic storm of mutual expulsions of diplomats between the two countries.

The Graham Act, which imposes tariffs, freezes assets, seizes property, and pursues legal accountability against those assisting Iran and Russia, passed with a strong majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Chairman Mullernair of the House China Special Committee wrote to Trump, stating that cooperation between the Chinese government and the Iranian military has caused American casualties, equivalent to an act of war against the United States.

Bessent said that he had substantive discussions with He Lifen in Washington on US‑China economic relations, preparing for a meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping, with topics including protecting American workers, farmers and businesses and safeguarding economic and national security interests.

Lu Biao said that the United States and China have one of the world's most powerful armies, and even if relations are tense, they should not stop highest-level contact and communication.

Lu Biao said that US arms sales to Taiwan and other regions must take into account America's own military needs, defense industrial base and production capacity, and are not solely determined by Taiwan.

Taiwan's defense department said that the US government and Congress have repeatedly supported Taiwan's efforts to enhance its self‑defense capabilities. Taiwan will continue to contact relevant US agencies to push for the arms sales to be carried out as scheduled; Zhuo Rongtai expressed confidence in Taiwan‑US relations.

An attack-type drone carrying explosives was found near Leipzig Airport in Germany, suspected to target a Ukrainian transport aircraft. The German military then intervened and launched an investigation, confirming the drone was dispatched by Russia. This incident has led to highly tense Germany-Russia relations.

Rubio visits Kuwait and the UAE, where he will meet with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to emphasize that the United States will not compromise allies' security and to demand that Iran not charge fees to vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the joint ministerial meeting in Bahrain, joining Gulf allies in drawing a red line for Tehran, demanding that Iran must not develop nuclear weapons, and reiterating that the interests of allies and the navigational safety of the Strait of Hormuz will not be affected.

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Indo-Pacific strategy, discussing the progress of US-Taiwan arms sales and the deployment of US Coast Guard vessels and other resources to the Philippines and Guam to counter the threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The US Department of State, Department of Commerce, and Department of Agriculture jointly sent a letter to governors and business leaders across the United States, warning that Chinese consulates and embassies are obstructing US-Taiwan interactions and encouraging states to expand cooperation with Taiwan in economic, trade, education, and other fields.

US AI company Anthropic sent a letter to the Senate accusing Alibaba of using tens of thousands of accounts between April and June to launch a large-scale model distillation attack against Claude AI in order to replicate its capabilities.