Red-carpet preparations for Xi visit draw online scrutiny
A 12-second video showing US military personnel adjusting a red carpet before Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged from his aircraft circulated widely on US social media. The footage appeared as President Donald Trump staged a lavish welcome for Xi at Joint Base Andrews, according to the South China Morning Post.
A short video of US military personnel preparing a red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival at Joint Base Andrews has circulated widely online, prompting criticism on US social media, according to the South China Morning Post. The 12-second clip shows several uniformed service members on their hands and knees, smoothing and cleaning the carpet shortly before Xi emerged from his aircraft. The carpet was about 30 metres, or 98 feet, long.
The preparations took place as US President Donald Trump arranged what the report described as a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart. The footage focuses on the last-minute work by the service members and their efforts to ensure the carpet was ready before Xi’s arrival. The report also refers to Chinese officials, but the supplied material does not provide their comments or describe their response.
The video’s circulation has made the ceremonial preparations the subject of online discussion. The available material does not state when the footage was recorded beyond placing it during Xi’s arrival at the US military base, nor does it identify the individuals shown.
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