Xi Jinping is preparing for a U.S. state visit. The U.S. military is set to give him a ceremonial White House welcome. A Trump-Xi summit is on the agenda during the visit. Before the visit, Jimmy Lai's son pleaded in Washington, D.C. for his father's freedom. Advocates likewise urged Trump to push the case. Nikkei analysis suggests the Trump factor constrains Xi's outreach to Modi. In a separate matter, a claim that Xi had a stroke at the BRICS Summit later received a community note.