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Xi vows to send seeds after Trump admires his 'most beautiful roses'

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President Trump was struck by the beauty of the roses in the Zhongnanhai Garden as he and Xi Jinping toured the latter’s executive compound in Beijing on Friday. “These are the most beautiful roses anyone’s ever seen! I asked the president, ‘Could you get me some for the Rose Garden?’ and he said yes. I’ve never seen roses so big!” Trump declared during his final day of the historic trip. Xi, speaking via a translator, was explaining the site’s history and promised to send seeds to Trump after his enthusiastic praise. A paramilitary police officer stands near colorful roses in Beijing. REUTERS “We will provide the president with some of our Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis) seeds, as he wants to plant some in the rose garden,” a translator said, according to the press pool report. “I love that. That’s great,” Trump replied. Xi told Trump that Zhongnanhai, a 1500-acre compound, is “the place where leaders of the party central government of China work and live, including myself.…

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