Chinese Security Blocks Armed Secret Service Agent, Delaying Trump-Xi Event by 30 Minutes
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Updated · Fox News · May 14
Chinese Security Blocks Armed Secret Service Agent, Delaying Trump-Xi Event by 30 Minutes
12 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 14
More than 30 minutes of entry delay hit Trump and Xi Jinping’s Temple of Heaven event in Beijing after Chinese security allegedly barred an armed U.S. Secret Service agent from entering.
Reporters on the ground described an intense standoff between U.S. and Chinese security teams during Trump’s two-day state visit, with the White House and Secret Service not immediately commenting.
Media members also reported repeated efforts by Chinese officials to restrict U.S. reporters and staff from moving with Trump’s motorcade and between event positions.
Thursday’s clash echoed a 2017 China visit, when Chinese security blocked the aide carrying the nuclear football; the Secret Service later denied reports that an agent tackled a host-nation official.
Beyond a security spat, was the Temple of Heaven standoff a calculated message from Beijing to Washington?
With tensions flaring at the summit, are the multi-billion dollar U.S.-China trade deals now at risk?