Xi security official attends White House state banquet
Zhou Hongxu, the Chinese official responsible for President Xi Jinping’s security, attended a White House state banquet alongside other rising officials. The guest list identified him as director of the Central Guard Bureau and deputy director of the Communist Party’s General Office. The supplied report provides no further banquet details.
Zhou Hongxu, the official who oversees Chinese President Xi Jinping’s security, attended a White House state banquet on Thursday night, according to the South China Morning Post. Zhou appeared alongside what the report described as a cohort of rising Chinese officials. The banquet’s guest list identified him as director of the Central Guard Bureau and deputy director of the Communist Party’s General Office.
The General Office is described in the supplied material as the ruling Communist Party’s powerful administrative centre. Zhou is a 55-year-old People’s Liberation Army major general, according to the report. The account also says Zhou joined Xi earlier this month for an event, but the supplied excerpt ends before providing details of that appearance.
It does not identify the purpose of Zhou’s attendance at the banquet, the other officials present or the discussions held there. No statement from Zhou, Xi, the White House or the Chinese government is included in the available material. The report likewise gives no information about whether his appearance represented a change in protocol or had a particular diplomatic significance.
The available facts establish Zhou’s roles and his presence at the banquet, but provide no further account of his activities during the event.
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