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Chinese media scuffle with US journalists, Secret Service during Xi visit

Headline from The Hill

Members of the Chinese press corps traveling with President Xi Jinping scuffled with U.S. journalists and Secret Service personnel at the White House on Thursday as reporters scrambled to cover the Chinese leader’s state visit.

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  1. NOTUS

    Chinese Press Corps Scuffles With U.S. Media and Secret Service (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    One Chinese journalist shoved a U.S. photographer in the press briefing room, according to videos posted online.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Press corps chaos spills over during Chinese state visit (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Behind the glamor of red carpets, military bands, and a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, the tension between press freedoms in the two nations — and the underlying battle of President Donald Trump’s own war on the media — punctuated Thursday’s White House state visit. Xi’s 10 a.m.

  3. The Hill

    Chinese media scuffle with US journalists, Secret Service during Xi visit (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Members of the Chinese press corps traveling with President Xi Jinping scuffled with U.S. journalists and Secret Service personnel at the White House on Thursday as reporters scrambled to cover the Chinese leader’s state visit.

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