China’s Hongqi N701 draws comparison with US presidential limousine
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to travel to Washington with the Hongqi N701, a custom-built state limousine used on his overseas trips since 2022. The vehicle has prompted comparisons with the US presidential car, known as the “Beast”, ahead of a planned Xi-Trump summit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to bring China’s Hongqi N701 state limousine to Washington for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, the South China Morning Post reports. The custom-built vehicle has accompanied Xi on overseas trips since 2022. Its expected arrival has created a comparison with the US presidential limousine, commonly known as the “Beast”.
The comparison comes ahead of the planned Xi-Trump summit. The report says Xi is expected to arrive in Washington on Wednesday, local time, although the supplied material does not provide a fuller schedule for the meeting. The account presents the cars as a point of contrast between the Chinese and US leaders’ official transport.
It also notes that Trump has openly disagreed with many positions associated with his predecessor, Joe Biden, but gives no further details about those differences. The supplied excerpt does not provide specifications for the Hongqi N701 or the Beast, explain their security systems or say whether the two vehicles will be directly compared during the visit. It identifies the Chinese car and its overseas use as the central feature of the report.
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