Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCopy linkDonald Trump was granted a rare tour of the secretive imperial garden in China, the Zhongnanhai compound, by Xi Jinping. The tour occurred on Friday, 15 May, concluding Trump's state visit to China. Xi Jinping informed Trump that he rarely hosts foreign leaders at the walled-off compound, emphasising its exclusivity. Xi mentioned Vladimir Putin as one of the very few other leaders who had been invited to the garden. Trump expressed his pleasure at being included in such an exclusive group. In fullTrump told he and Putin are rare visitors to Beijing’s secretive compoundMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Watch live as Donald Trump joins a lavish state banquet in Beijing’s Hall of the People with Chinese president Xi Jinping, bringing to an end the first day of his high-stakes…

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