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The Independent UK
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Xi gives Trump rare tour of secretive imperial garden in China

China Donald Trump Xi Jinping Vladimir Putin
  • Donald Trump was granted a rare tour of the secretive imperial garden in China, the Zhongnanhai compound, by Xi Jinping.
  • The tour occurred on Friday, 15 May, concluding Trump's state visit to China.
  • Xi Jinping informed Trump that he rarely hosts foreign leaders at the walled-off compound, emphasising its exclusivity.
  • Xi mentioned Vladimir Putin as one of the very few other leaders who had been invited to the garden.
  • Trump expressed his pleasure at being included in such an exclusive group.

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Trump told he and Putin are rare visitors to Beijing’s secretive compound

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