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Trump to become first foreign leader to dine in Forbidden City since founding of modern China
CNN ^ | 11/7/2017 | James Griffiths

Posted on 11/09/2017 8:07:20 AM PST by advance_copy

Hong Kong (CNN)Donald Trump will receive an honor in Beijing not granted to any US President since the founding of the People's Republic of China: official dinner inside the Forbidden City.

When Trump and his wife Melania land in the Chinese capital Wednesday, they will join President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for a tour of the Forbidden City, the historic palace that housed Chinese emperors and their families for almost 500 years.

Trump is expected to dine with Xi inside the Jianfu Palace, although the exact location of the dinner hasn't been confirmed. The building dates back to the eighteenth century and was fully restored in 2005, making it one of the most well-preserved parts of the palace complex.

Wherever he dines in the Forbidden City, Trump will be the first foreign leader to have an official dinner in the palace since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949.

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: butteruptrump; china; forbiddencity; trump; trumpasiatrip; trumpchina
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A great honor from China to our President. Quite different from that time last year when Obama had to use the back stair ramp on AF1 b/c they didn't even care that he was there.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/04/barack-obama-deliberately-snubbed-by-chinese-in-chaotic-arrival-at-g20

1 posted on 11/09/2017 8:07:20 AM PST by advance_copy
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To: advance_copy

Eat your heart out BO, and BC! All your butt kissing and most favored nation status sell outs didn’t earn any respect.


2 posted on 11/09/2017 8:09:35 AM PST by proust (Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.)
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To: advance_copy; Army Air Corps; SkyDancer

Making America Respected Again.


3 posted on 11/09/2017 8:10:38 AM PST by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: advance_copy

COLLUSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


4 posted on 11/09/2017 8:10:41 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: advance_copy

Donald Trump ordered up a Big Mac and fries and some apple pie : )


5 posted on 11/09/2017 8:10:51 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: proust

Now watch the media switch from “Russia Russia Russia” to “China China China”.


6 posted on 11/09/2017 8:11:18 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: proust

Forbidden City. Rte 2 in Cambridge. Best Spare Ribs ever.


7 posted on 11/09/2017 8:11:20 AM PST by MGG
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“....b/c they didn’t even care that he was there.”

True wherever this fraud went. They knew what a usurper this Marxist clown was.


8 posted on 11/09/2017 8:11:48 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: minnesota_bound

LOL. Geez. I hope not.


9 posted on 11/09/2017 8:12:20 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Has Sheila JACKSON LEE changed her name yet?)
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10 posted on 11/09/2017 8:15:39 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: KC_Lion

They didn’t want 0bozo to sully the place with his idiocy.


11 posted on 11/09/2017 8:16:37 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
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To: advance_copy

Winning! MAGA!


12 posted on 11/09/2017 8:17:29 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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13 posted on 11/09/2017 8:18:14 AM PST by Bobalu (The NFL, Watching their demise is more fun than watching their games.)
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All your butt kissing and most favored nation status sell outs didn’t earn any respect

How true. If you do not respect yourself how can you expect anyone else to respect you? Other cultures unaffected by self-loathing see Obama's behavior in apologizing for the U.S. as shameful, even slightly embarrassing, and not the sign of enlightenment he expected it to be.

14 posted on 11/09/2017 8:19:58 AM PST by PUGACHEV
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Better hope it’s actually good lol. I remember when we were based in Okinawa drunk as hell and playing cards we’d always send one Marine on a chicken Yakisoba run as we’d call it. Always chanting you fly I buy. Well one time in our drunken stupor as a Marine was running to get our beloved meal one Marine says you know I’ve never seen many chickens on this island. Quickly it was followed up by another saying come to think of it I’ve not seen many stray cats or dogs either.

That day I never touched another chicken Yakisoba again


15 posted on 11/09/2017 8:20:01 AM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: advance_copy

Since Trump apparently has nothing bad to say about China it appears that all the buttering-up is working.


16 posted on 11/09/2017 8:21:20 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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So nice... hope there’s lots of pictures....


17 posted on 11/09/2017 8:22:14 AM PST by GOPJ ( http://fakehatecrimes.org/ - List of fake hate crimes used against conservative Americans)
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To: proust

In fact this is a huge disrespect to Obama. They didn’t even roll out stairs for AF1 when he landed. Trump gets the royal treatment. Dealing with China like a Boss. They know the US is the preeminent power in the world and for President Trump to treat them as equals or near-equals and to seek their partnership in areas of mutual interest is a great honor.


18 posted on 11/09/2017 8:23:34 AM PST by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: DoodleDawg

Striking China/US business deals worth 250 billion leaves little room for complaints.


19 posted on 11/09/2017 8:24:50 AM PST by proust (Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Granddaughter has a very small but important part to play in this.


20 posted on 11/09/2017 8:25:27 AM PST by RummyChick (I have no inside sources, media sources, or federal government employee sources. NONE)
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