President Donald Trump refused to take questions during a joint
appearance with Chinese President Xi Jinping, breaking with a precedent
set by the past three U.S. leaders to push back against China's tight
control over the media.
After a day of meetings, Trump and Xi gave joint remarks in Beijing's Tiananmen Square Thursday — but the two leaders exited without taking questions.
Trump’s refusal to answer questions from the
media in China marked a break from examples set by former Presidents
Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. All three took at least
one question during appearances with their Chinese counterparts, as part
of an effort to exert pressure on China's government to allow exchanges
with reporters.
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