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Trump’s disruption to TV coverage during Xi visit frustrates Chinese officials​


President Donald Trump spent months plotting ways to impress Xi Jinping.

But even after enlisting two military bands, ordering up a flyover, speeding construction of his new helipad and rolling out a literal red carpet, Trump ended up directly undercutting what the Chinese leader craved most: Network television cameras.

Trump’s abrupt ban on three news outlets — including CNN — disrupted months of careful planning for Xi’s state visit, frustrating both US and Chinese officials over the limited coverage of a summit meant to showcase the two men together in front of a global audience, according to multiple people familiar with the dynamic.

The suspension of pooled TV coverage for the entirety of Xi’s first day at the White House caused consternation among the Chinese leader’s allies, who had hoped the trip would broadcast him widely as a peer of the president of the world’s most powerful nation.
After Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House last week, the Chinese embassy contacted several US television networks to discuss how the move would affect coverage of Xi’s visit, two sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.

And despite China’s state media outlets dispatching more than 100 staffers to cover the summit, Chinese foreign ministry adviser Wu Xinbo told CNN Friday that it had been “regrettable” that more footage hadn’t made it to the American public.
“It could have helped improve the atmosphere in US-China relations,” Wu said.

Every aspect of Xi’s overseas trips, especially any summit with a US president, is meticulously planned and media coverage is seen as a critical component to highlight China’s stature and influence around the world.
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sefeddt said:
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China controls Trumps fate in this election.

China has been saving the world with its demand distruction strategy to keep the oil price in check. Turned out they had a 1 year reserve of oil. Now that the US is scraping the bottom of their reserves, China defacto controls the oil price.

They only need to start buying their normal amount of oil for a month or two and the oil price will shoot to $200 a barrel and the US will see $10 gas at the pumps. I can guarantee you that the US is giving concessions to China to stop them from doing that.
 
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