Peng Liyuan’s English exchange with Melania Trump draws attention
China’s first lady, Peng Liyuan, has attracted online attention for speaking English with US first lady Melania Trump without an interpreter during a visit to Washington, according to the South China Morning Post. The two couples were initially assisted by interpreters after arriving at Joint Base Andrews.
China’s first lady Peng Liyuan has drawn online attention for exchanges in English with US first lady Melania Trump during a visit to Washington, the South China Morning Post reports. The report says Peng and Melania spoke without an interpreter as they walked along a red carpet. US President Donald Trump and Melania greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday.
After Xi and Peng left their plane, the two couples initially spoke with the assistance of interpreters. The later exchange between the two first ladies prompted discussion online about Peng’s English-language communication. The supplied material ends while describing the conversation and does not provide details of what Peng and Melania discussed.
It also does not include comments from either first lady about the exchange or explain the wider purpose of the Washington visit.
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