An armed Secret Service agent and members of the press got into a tense, 30-minute standoff with Chinese agents on Thursday during Trump’s visit.
President Trump on Wednesday evening arrived in Beijing for a state visit.
China rolled out the red carpet for President Trump – literally.
President Trump shook hands with Xi Jinping ahead of their high-stakes bilateral meeting.
On Thursday, however, there was a tense standoff after Chinese security stopped an armed US Secret Service agent from entering Beijing’s Temple of Heaven with their firearm.
“Chinese security officials allegedly blocked an armed U.S. Secret Service agent from entering an event on Thursday during President Donald Trump’s visit to the country, according to media members on the ground,” Fox Newsreported.
“A Secret Service agent was reportedly blocked from entering Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Beijing’s Temple of Heaven with their weapon on Thursday, according to reporters. The incident triggered an alleged “intense standoff” that delayed entry to the venue for over a half-hour due to heated discussions,” Fox News said.
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy said the problem was eventually ironed out.
“At the backdoors of these events, one very physical standoff, a Secret Service officer was prevented from taking his weapon in. But things have been ironed out,” Doocy reported.
“As far as we know, the schedule has not been changed because of that,” Doocy said.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
