BEIJING, May 15 — After talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off the centuries-old trees in Beijing’s walled-off Zhongnanhai compound,...
US President Donald Trump talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on May 15, 2026. — Reuters pic! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today.
T&Cs apply. BEIJING, May 15 — After talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off the centuries-old trees in Beijing’s walled-off Zhongnanhai compound, where he strolled with US President Donald Trump in the concluding hours of their summit. A former imperial garden that now houses the offices of the ruling Communist Party and the state council, or China’s cabinet, the compound is adjacent to the capital’s famed landmark of the Forbidden City and off Tiananmen Square.
A hot mic captured the leaders’ remarks, in which Trump expressed surprise that some of the trees were 1,000 years old.
“Let me tell you, all the trees on this side are over 200 to 300 years old,” Xi said through an interpreter, as he gestured towards some towering trunks. “Over there, there are some more than 400 years old. ”Xi added, “There are also 1,000-year-old trees in other places. ”“Very rarely,” Xi responded.
“At first, we usually didn’t hold diplomatic events here. Even after we started having some, it’s still extremely rare.
For example, Putin has been here. ”The moment offered a rare glimpse of informal interactions between heads of states. In September, a hot mic captured Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussing organ transplants and the possibility that humans could live to the age of 150, as they walked towards Tiananmen Square to watch Beijing’s military parade. — Reuters
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