Viral Beijing Clip Fuels Trump Note-Peeking Claims During 2-Leader Zhongnanhai Tour
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Updated · CNN International · May 15
Viral Beijing Clip Fuels Trump Note-Peeking Claims During 2-Leader Zhongnanhai Tour
10 articles · Updated · CNN International · May 15
A viral video from Beijing triggered online claims that Donald Trump tried to glance at Xi Jinping’s notes during a public appearance.
Closer review of the footage undercuts that interpretation, with the report saying the clip gives a misleading impression of what Trump was doing.
Xi had given Trump a rare private tour of Zhongnanhai, the Chinese Communist Party leadership compound, where the two were shown walking through its gardens.
The episode became a social-media flashpoint because it unfolded during a highly choreographed meeting between the leaders in one of China’s most secretive political settings.
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