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Trump shows Xi White House construction projects during Washington visit

Source: South China Morning Post · 25 Sep 2026, 08:05 UTC
Trump shows Xi White House construction projects during Washington visit
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US President Donald Trump showed Chinese President Xi Jinping several White House construction projects, including a planned ballroom, after their talks in the Oval Office, according to the South China Morning Post. Trump previously compared the proposed ballroom with Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, which hosted him during a visit to China.

US President Donald Trump showed Chinese President Xi Jinping the White House’s latest building projects after the two leaders held talks in the Oval Office, the South China Morning Post reports. Trump led Xi to the South Lawn, where he presented construction work at the presidential complex. The projects included the planned White House ballroom, a central feature of Trump’s construction plans.

The report said Trump appeared eager to show Xi the work undertaken since their previous meeting in China. In May, Trump was hosted at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, a large complex that he compares with his proposed ballroom. The supplied material does not provide details of the leaders’ discussions, the cost or schedule of the White House projects, or Xi’s reaction to the tour.

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