Fabulous crowd. The biggest ever.China pulled out all the stops for President Donald Trump’s Beijing airport arrival: honor guard, marching band, jumping children.
The ceremony accompanying Trump’s arrival Wednesday afternoon was elaborate even by China’s lavish standards. Heads of state are usually given a low-key reception at the airport, with the real pomp and circumstance reserved for his or her arrival at the Great Hall of the People in the center of Beijing.
As they exited Air Force One, Trump and first lady Melania Trump were met by Chinese and American dignitaries, soldiers standing stiffly at attention, a band playing martial music and smartly attired children waving miniature Chinese and American flags while chanting, “Welcome, welcome.”
The president and first lady appeared pleased, smiling and accepting flower bouquets, with Trump at one point throwing his arms open and appearing to exclaim, “Wow.”
TPM
Throughout his campaign Trump repeatedly attacked the country for “ripping us off” and “raping” the U.S. on trade between the two countries and even promised to officially label China a “currency manipulator” if he were elected.
But during a bilateral appearance with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in front of business leaders on Thursday, Trump bragged about his “great chemistry” with Xi and said he doesn’t “blame China” for the U.S.’s annual trade deficit with China, “a number beyond anything what anybody would understand.”
TPM
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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