China Greets Trump With Pomp and Pageantry

New York Times: “China is at odds with the United States on many issues, but it pulled out all the stops when President Trump arrived in Beijing for a state visit, with extravagant receptions, a state banquet and rarefied access to the compound where China’s leaders live and work.”

“China does not always put on the same level of ceremony for every visiting world leader. Visits by U.S. presidents are major, high-stakes events. Chinese officials described Mr. Trump’s last visit, in 2017, as a ‘state visit plus.'”