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🚨TRUMP NOW on Air Force One🚨
— Trump and Xi did not discuss tariffs
— Xi talked ‘a lot about Taiwan’
— On the risk of conflict
‘I don’t think so, I think we will be fine. He doesn’t want to see a war. He doesn’t want to see a movement for independence. I made no commitment either way.’
— On the arms sales to Taiwan
‘I’ll make a determination’.
— Release of Jimmy Lai unlikely
The scene here as press pool gather around the one working laptop to listen live.
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Air Force One is wheels up.
Shortly before departure staff took all badges and pins issued by China from reporters. They then put them and WH staff burner phones in a bin, per pool
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American staff took everything Chinese officials handed out - credentials, burner phones from WH staff, pins for delegation - collected them before we got on AF1 and threw them in a bin at bottom at stairs.
Nothing from China allowed on the plane. We’re taking off shortly for America
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Trump has boarded Air Force One to head back to Washington after his two day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Air Force One is fueled and ready for Trump’s departure
It’s like Central Park, but with ping-pong tables at every turn. 🌳🏓
We’re exploring the legacy of Ping-Pong Diplomacy and seeing why China remains the global powerhouse of the sport. It turns out a small ball really can move the world.
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EXCLUSIVE: About half a dozen people actually have the password to President Trump’s social media accounts. Only 3-4 of them actually post for him. Who are they? We take you behind the digital curtain. ⬇️
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Trump, who does not drink because his older brother died of a drinking problem, takes a sip and toasts President Xi Jinping in a sign of respect
Trump invites Xi Jinping to the US on September 24
One of the many confrontations reported today, this time Chinese security refuse to let pool reporters rejoin the motorcade.
Trump, Xi, and the ‘Taiwan Question’
The Presidents had a warm arrival ceremony before bilateral negotiations.
Their tour of the Temple of Heaven after was noticeably less friendly. Trump smiled less, the Presidents hardly chatted.
So what did they talk about inside?
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Trump’s arrival ceremony with Xi Jinping:
- Long handshake
- National anthems and cannon fire
- Review of the troops
- Greeting from dancing children
- Some presidential chatter
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🚨Tensions between Secret Service and the Chinese
Per @dannyctkemp, a secret service agent had an intense standoff with a Chinese security officer who refused to let them into the Temple of Heaven with their weapon.
We’ve seen several intense confrontations since being here.
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Chinese soldiers standing at attention
It appeared that despite the pleasantries, Trump and Xi did not fully understand each other. Xi doesn’t speak English, Trump doesn’t speak mandarin…
President Trump waved at the dancing and cheering children while walking next to President Xi
All the President’s men are in position ahead of the arrival ceremony.
Secretaries Rubio, Bessent, Hegseth along with Elon Musk, Eric and Lara Trump and more all in attendance
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The kids practicing for Trump and Xi Jinping’s arrival
The amount of surveillance cameras here in Beijing is staggering
Here at the Great Hall of the People awaiting Trump and Xi Jinping’s arrival ceremony
