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Clashes Between U.S. Secret Service and Chinese Police Mark Trump’s Beijing Visit

The incidents highlight how strict venue rules can collide with U.S. protective procedures during tense talks.

Overview

  • Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy reported heated, physical run-ins between the Secret Service and Chinese police at event entrances, yet the schedule stayed on track.
  • At Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, Chinese officials blocked an agent who carried a firearm, causing about a 30‑minute delay until a different cleared agent escorted reporters, according to the New York Post.
  • An aggressive Chinese press pack rushed a morning meeting and knocked down a White House advance aide, who was bruised and shaken, the Post reported.
  • Doocy said Trump and Xi held frank talks on Taiwan and Iran, and he reported Xi told Trump that China is not selling weapons to Iran.
  • These protocol frictions reflect a common tension in state visits, where host controls on weapons and access can clash with the Secret Service’s practice of keeping agents armed.