Chinese President Xi Jinping broke into rare laughter as his US counterpart Donald Trump showed him a framed “autopen” displayed in place of the former American leader Joe Biden’s portrait during a White House tour. The viral moment stood out against the Chinese leader’s otherwise restrained demeanour during his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade. A video released by the White House on social media showed Trump taking Xi along the White House colonnade on Thursday...
China’s Xi shares a rare laugh on White House tour at Trump’s Biden autopen joke
The Chinese leader responds audibly to his host’s remarks at the image in place of the former president’s portrait in ‘walk of fame’
“This is the autopen ... it’s Biden,” Trump said, pointing to the image. Xi laughed audibly, while several people accompanying the two leaders also appeared to join in.