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Melania Trump Will Not Accompany President Trump on State Visit to China
First Lady Melania Trump is skipping President Donald Trump's upcoming trip to Beijing, his first state visit to China since 2017. The Office of the First Lady confirmed she is not travelling this time. In 2017 she joined him on a visit marked by elaborate Chinese hospitality and a full schedule of cultural engagements.
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First Lady Melania Trump will not accompany US President Donald Trump on his three-day state visit to China beginning Wednesday, the Office of the First Lady has confirmed. ” The trip marks President Donald Trump's first state visit to China since 2017. China has confirmed dates for President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing.
Unlike his 2017 visit, the US leader will travel without his wife. In November 2017, Melania Trump accompanied President Donald Trump on a high-profile state visit to Beijing. That trip was characterised by elaborate displays of hospitality by the Chinese government.
During the November 2017 visit, Melania Trump visited the Banchang Primary School with Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping. She attended the Peking opera and took part in classes including astronomy, calligraphy, cooking and Chinese architecture. She also visited a panda exhibit at the Beijing Zoo and toured the Great Wall.
@SCMPNews reported that the 2017 visit featured an extensive cultural programme for the first lady. The contrast with the current trip is stark, as President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing without Melania Trump for the first time in nearly nine years of such high-level engagements between the two countries.
