Members of the Chinese state media contingent pushed for camera positions and repeatedly argued with White House personnel ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s arrival on Sept. 24, according to reporters at the scene.
The disputes began before Xi reached the White House, where President Donald Trump was hosting him for talks.
Connor Stringer, a reporter for The Telegraph, posted videos showing members of the traveling Chinese press corps jostling for position.
“Lots of shouting and raised voices as they refuse to move for Secret Service,” Stringer wrote on X.
In one of the videos Stringer posted, a Chinese cameraman attempted to remain at the front and stepped on a woman’s feet. Another member of the Chinese media contingent then reminded him in Chinese to squat down slightly….