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On November 9, 2017, the American state car bearing President Trump, known as “the Beast,” rolled through Beijing into Tiananmen Square.
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump greet the crowd in Beijing, November 9, 2017. Credit: Trump White House Archived
It was the first official visit of his administration to China. In front of the Great Hall of the People, the red carpet had been literally rolled out for President Trump and the American delegation to which I, as the United States trade representative, belonged. Ranks of soldiers marched in formation, flashing bayonets. A military band played “Stars and Stripes Forever” as Presidents Trump and Xi walked side by side. A crowd of children waved a forest of small American and Chinese flags.
This was the third stop in a five-stop Asian swing near the beginning of the Trump presidency. We had spent a few days in Tokyo and then gone on to Seoul, South Korea, for talks. By far, however, the most important part of the trip was the vis
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