Jumping children, soldiers greet Trump at Beijing airport
BEIJING (AP) — China pulled out all the stops for President Donald Trump's arrival in Beijing: honor guard, marching band, jumping children.
The ceremony accompanying Trump's arrival at Beijing's airport on Wednesday afternoon was elaborate even by China's lavish standards. Heads of state are usually given a low-key reception at the airport, with the real pomp and circumstance reserved for his or her arrival at the Great Hall of the People in the center of Beijing.
As he exited Air Force One, Trump and his wife, Melania, were met by Chinese and American dignitaries, soldiers standing stiffly at attention, a band playing martial music and smartly attired children waving miniature Chinese and American flags while chanting "Welcome, welcome.