{"id":22001,"date":"2017-11-09T03:07:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T03:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/09\/pomp-and-pageantry-for-trump-in-beijing-before-tough-talks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:02:40","slug":"pomp-and-pageantry-for-trump-in-beijing-before-tough-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/09\/pomp-and-pageantry-for-trump-in-beijing-before-tough-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pomp and pageantry for Trump in Beijing before tough talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIJING \u2014 China rolled out the red carpet for President Donald Trump on Thursday, treating him to an elaborate welcome ceremony on the plaza outside the Great Hall of the People before the leaders turned to their private talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump looked on approvingly as a Chinese honor guard played the national anthems of both countries, cannons boomed and soldiers marched. He clapped and smiled as children waving U.S. and Chinese flags and flowers screamed and jumped wildly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But thorny issues await Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping behind closed doors, including potential tensions over trade and China\u2019s willingness to put the squeeze on North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before arriving, Trump delivered a stern message to Beijing, using an address to the National Assembly in South Korea to call on nations to confront the North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll responsible nations must join forces to isolate the brutal regime of North Korea,\u201d Trump said. \u201cYou cannot support, you cannot supply, you cannot accept.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/07\/trump-abruptly-talking-negotiations-not-threats-in-korea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17312086151238.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump warns North Korea: Do not \u2018try us\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump delivered a sharp warning to North Korea Wednesday, telling the rogue nation: \u201cDo not underestimate us. And do not try us.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He called on \u201cevery nation, including China and Russia,\u201d to fully implement U.N. Security Council resolutions against North Korea enforcing sanctions aimed at depriving its government of revenue for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The latest measure, adopted after a September atomic test explosion, the North\u2019s largest yet, banned imports of its textiles and prohibited new work permits for overseas North Korean laborers. It also restricted exports of some petroleum products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s words drew a caustic response from North Korean state media, which issued a statement Wednesday saying the U.S. should \u201coust the lunatic old man from power\u201d and withdraw its \u201chostile policy\u201d toward Pyongyang \u201cin order to get rid of the abyss of doom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials said Trump would underscore his public messages about North Korea when he and Xi sit down for private talks on Thursday. China is North Korea\u2019s largest trading partner and Trump is expected to demand that the nation curtail its dealings with Pyongyang and expel North Korean workers from its borders. Trump has praised China for taking some steps against Pyongyang, but he wants them to do more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is increasingly disenchanted with North Korea over its nuclear weapons development but remains wary of using its full economic leverage over its traditional ally. It fears triggering a collapse of the North\u2019s totalitarian regime that could cause an influx of refugees into northeastern China and culminate in a U.S.-allied unified Korea on its border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China also poured on the pomp and pageantry for Trump\u2019s arrival Wednesday. The president and first lady Melania Trump were greeted at the airport by dozens of jumping children who waved U.S. and Chinese flags. The couple spent the first hours of their visit on a private tour of the Forbidden City, Beijing\u2019s ancient imperial palace. It\u2019s usually teeming with tourists but was closed to the public for the presidential visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trumps walked alongside Xi and his wife through the historic site and admired artifacts from centuries\u2019 past. Trump posed for photos and, with a wave of his hand, joked to Xi about the reporters watching. And he laughed and clapped along during an outdoor opera featuring colorful costumes, martial arts and atonal music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17312253375232.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17312253375232.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17312253375232.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17312253375232.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17312253375232.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Children wave U.S. and Chinese flags as President Donald Trump arrives at Beijing Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Beijing, China. (Andrew Harnik\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said afterward he\u2019s \u201chaving a great time\u201d in China. But much of the remainder of his stay in Beijing will revolve around deep negotiations over trade with Pyongyang and other matters. The president also is expected to showcase a round of business deals signed Wednesday by Chinese and U.S. companies that the two sides say are valued at $9 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among them: a pledge by China\u2019s biggest online retailer to buy $1.2 billion of American beef and pork. Such contract signings are a fixture of visits by foreign leaders to China and are aimed at blunting criticism of Beijing\u2019s trade practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s \u201ca way of distracting from the fact that there\u2019s been no progress in China on structural reform, market access or the big issues that the president has tried to make progress on with regard to China,\u201d said Elizabeth Economy, the director for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has made narrowing the multibillion-dollar U.S. trade deficit with China a priority for his administration \u2014 and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday the deals were a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAchieving fair and reciprocal treatment for the companies is a shared objective,\u201d Ross said. \u201cToday\u2019s signings are a good example of how we can productively build up our bilateral trade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China\u2019s trade surplus with the United States in October widened by 12.2 percent from a year earlier, to $26.6 billion, according to Chinese customs data released Wednesday. 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