Connor Stringer
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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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The great @Emilylgoodin has the behind-the-scenes details of the many shouting matches/skirmishes between US and Chinese officials.
Complete chaos.
One of the many confrontations reported today, this time Chinese security refuse to let pool reporters rejoin the motorcade.
🚨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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