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Politics● LowSep 25 · Sep 25, 2026, 8:05 AM

Trump gives Xi a tour of his pet White House building projects, including the ballroom

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · North America

Property developer-turned-president Donald Trump appeared to relish showing off the White House’s latest building works to Xi Jinping on Thursday, eager to give his Chinese counterpart a glimpse of his construction ambitions since they last met in China. In May, Trump was hosted at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, a sprawling complex that the US president compares with his planned White House ballroom. After their talks in the Oval Office, Trump led Xi out to the South Lawn, where his...

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