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Scepticism and tight security as Trump is welcomed by Xi to Beijing

US’s apparent decline has fuelled growing Chinese nationalism while US president has lost his novelty value Trump in Beijing – latest updates Five key issues for Xi-Trump summit . Yaoji Chaogan, a no-frills canteen next to Beijing’s historic Drum and Bell towers, once proudly displayed photographs of Joe Biden, who visited the restaurant when he was US vice-president in 2011. Biden’s visit went viral in China, with media praising his “noodle diplomacy” (one of the dishes that Biden ordered was zhajiang mian, a traditional style of Beijing noodles with bean paste). But evidence of Biden’s visit was removed when the restaurant was redecorated a few years ago. A visit from a US leader is no longer something to boast about. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Scepticism and tight security as Trump is welcomed by Xi to Beijing, US’s apparent decline has fuelled growing Chinese nationalism while US president has lost his novelty value Trump in Beijing – latest updates Five key issues for Xi-Trump summit . Yaoji Chaogan, a no-frills canteen next to Beijing’s historic Drum and Bell towers, once proudly displayed photographs of Joe Biden, who visited the restaurant when he was US vice-president in 2011. Biden’s visit went viral in China, with media praising his “noodle diplomacy” (one of the dishes that Biden ordered was zhajiang mian, a traditional style of Beijing noodles with bean paste). But evidence of Biden’s visit was removed when the restaurant was redecorated a few years ago. A visit from a US leader is no longer something to boast about. Continue reading…

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