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‘They live that long?’ Trump exclaims as Xi shows him centuries-old trees during rare tour of Chinese garden
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‘They live that long?’ Trump exclaims as Xi shows him centuries-old trees during rare tour of Chinese garden

The Indian Express·Express Web Desk·17 days ago
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Donald Trump asked Xi if other foreign leaders were also received in ⁠the compound. After discussions on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi Jinping walked with US President Donald Trump through Beijing’s walled-off Zhongnanhai compound, and showed him trees that he said were hundreds of years old. A hot mic ​captured parts of the conversation between the two during the closing hours of their summit in Beijing. “Let me tell you, ‌all the trees on this side are over 200 to 300 years old,” Xi said through an interpreter, as he gestured towards some towering trunks. “Over there, there are some more than 400 years old.” Trump replied, “They live that long?” Xi then told Trump that, “there ⁠are also 1,000-year-old ⁠trees in other places.” Zhongnanhai, a former imperial garden that now houses the offices of the ruling Communist ⁠Party ​and the state council, or China’s cabinet, is adjacent to the capital’s famed landmark of the Forbidden City and off Tiananmen Square.…

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