木曜、トランプ大統領と習近平国家主席による首脳会談の際、武器を携帯していたシークレットサービスの捜査官が北京の警備区域への立ち入りを拒否され、中国当局者と激しい対立が生じた。
この出来事により、トランプ大統領の車列に向かおうとしていたホワイトハウスの記者団の出発が30分遅れた。先に区域内にいた別の捜査官が戻り、混乱の渦中にいた記者団を誘導した。この様子はBBCのライブ映像で捉えられている。記者たちはフラストレーションをあらわにし、「行かなければ！」や「米メディアだ、行くぞ！」といった声が上がった。ある人物は現場の状況を「ひどい騒ぎ」と表現した。さらに別の中国当局者が一行を制止しようとしたが、最終的に記者たちは大統領の車列に合流した。
X上での初期の反応では、トランプ大統領訪中時の北京で、銃器を巡り米シークレットサービスと中国当局の間で緊迫した物理的対峙があったことが報じられた。一部の投稿では、これはすぐに解決した日常的なプロトコル上の摩擦であると評された一方、非外交的あるいは計画性の欠如を示すものだとの批判も出た。懐疑的なユーザーは、この出来事を大げさな騒ぎだと嘲笑したり、今回の訪問の価値を疑問視したりした。
'Very PHYSICAL standoff' between US Secret Service and Chinese cops in Beijing — Fox News
— RT (@RT_com) 2026年5月14日
'Secret Service officer prevented from taking his weapon in'
'Things have all been ironed out' pic.twitter.com/UgIXtJ40lN
"HEATED and physical CLASHES"
— Lazi boi (@OakfieldSzn) 2026年5月14日
Translation: Chinese security said no guns inside and Secret Service threw a tantrum at the door.
"Things have been ironed out" = they were told no and went inside anyway.
This visit was a mistake. No American President should ever go to China until Xi Jinping is gone.
— Check Into a Chicom Bed & Breakfast Spa! (@Chaleck) 2026年5月15日
‘Intense standoff’ erupts between Secret Service, Chinese officials during Trump-Xi event: report https://t.co/sNQPGMtLh1 #FoxNews
@POTUS If this is how we are going to be treated, leave and tell them if they want a meeting they can come to the U.S.
— Don Ritner (@RitnerDon) 2026年5月14日
‘Intense standoff’ erupts between Secret Service, Chinese officials during Trump-Xi event: reporthttps://t.co/OQKz63DRvC
🇺🇸🇨🇳 Reports say the United States Secret Service got into a tense standoff with Chinese police after an agent was stopped from bringing a weapon into an event during Trump’s visit. 😂
— Big Daddy digital (@bigdaddydigita) 2026年5月14日
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in China on Wednesday evening for meetings with President Xi Jinping. The visit will focus on trade, security issues, and other bilateral concerns.
A gunfight erupted near the White House on Saturday when a suspect opened fire on Secret Service officers at a checkpoint. Agents returned fire and killed the man. A bystander was also wounded in the exchange.
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Heavily armoured US Secret Service vehicles have been spotted in Beijing ahead of President Donald Trump’s scheduled arrival on May 14. The sightings mark the start of security preparations for the China-US summit.
The anticipated meeting between the US and Chinese presidents will take place from May 13 to 15 in Beijing, though the encounter is marked by tensions surrounding the war between Iran and Washington.
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China’s foreign ministry announced on Monday that US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to the country from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. It will be the first such trip by a US president since 2017.
The presidents of the United States and China began talks in Beijing focused on bilateral relations and international conflicts. The meeting takes place on May 14 and 15.
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A gunman attempted to enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, last weekend while President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended. Authorities arrested 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, a California engineer and computer scientist, at the scene. He faces federal charges including attempted assassination of the president.