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SCMP Coverage of the 2017 Xi-Trump Forbidden City Meeting

South China Morning Post's reporting on the 2017 meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing's Forbidden City highlighted the symbolic setting chosen to underscore cooperation. The article notes the deliberate choice of location to signal partnership.

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