Trump gives Xi a bald eagle sculpture at Washington state dinner

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Donald Trump presented Xi Jinping with a bald eagle sculpture during a state dinner in Washington. Trump described the eagle as a symbol of America’s free spirit and said he hoped the sculpture would find a place in Beijing; the gift also drew attention to rules governing gifts to US presidents from foreign governments.

Countries involved United States · 0 of our 3 outletsChina · 0 of our 4 outlets

First reported among our outlets by BBC News (United Kingdom), 25 Sep 03:00 UTC · most coverage from United Kingdom (1), South Korea (1), Pakistan (1), India (1)

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The Hankyoreh · South Korea

At a White House awash in “red,” Nixon champagne from “ping-pong diplomacy”… Xi Jinping: “Friendship tempered in blood and fire, passed down from generation to generation”

Translated from: 온통 붉은 백악관서 ‘닉슨 샴페인’…시진핑 “피와 불로 단련된 우정 대대로”

Places the gift in a historical friendship frame

BBC News · United Kingdom25 Sep 03:00

Explainer

Why Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue at the state dinner

Examines gift’s potential diplomatic risks

adding that the wrong gift could potentially derail any larger objectives.

NDTV · India25 Sep 05:00

Donald Trump Gifts Xi Jinping A Bald Eagle Statue. What It Symbolises

Highlights Trump’s hope Xi displays the sculpture

We hope it'll find a nice place, a wonderful place in Beijing,

Daily Jang · Pakistan25 Sep 04:09

Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Sam Altman hold key meeting with Xi Jinping at Donald Trump’s state dinner

Translated from: ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کے اسٹیٹ ڈنر میں ایلون مسک، ٹم کک، سیم آلٹمین کی شی جن پنگ سے اہم ملاقات

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