{
  "id": 9404773,
  "title": "Donald Trump built a US$5 million White House helipad. Don’t expect Xi Jinping to use it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/donald-trump-built-a-us-5-million-white-house-helipad-dont-expect-xi-9404773",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T20:07:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3368565/donald-trump-built-us5-million-white-house-helipad-dont-expect-xi-jinping-use-it"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump recently built a White House helipad costing US$5 million, eager to impress Chinese leader Xi Jinping with his latest architectural feat. While Xi might appear impressed by the lavish structure and its granite seal of the President of the United States, experts predict that he won't actually use it. Security protocols in China strictly forbid top leaders from using helicopters due to concerns about safety and security. Trump, however, is confident that Xi will be wowed by the project, which he believes will be completed in time for Xi's state visit to the US in 11 years.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has been very eager to show off to Chinese leader Xi Jinping his new US$5 million White House helipad, his latest bid to stamp his image on Washington. While Xi might act impressed and compliment the US president on his latest building project – part of Trump’s bid to match Xi’s splendour-filled hosting four months ago in Beijing and show the Chinese that Americans can…",
  "key_points": [
    "Donald Trump spent US$5 million on a White House helipad",
    "Chinese security protocols prohibit top leaders from using helicopters",
    "Trump believes the helipad will impress Xi Jinping for Xi's 2024 US visit"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "La cumbre entre Trump y Xi Jinping comienza con mucho oropel y pocas expectativas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/la-cumbre-entre-trump-y-xi-jinping-comienza-con-mucho-oropel-y-pocas",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:38:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Donald Trump built a US$5 million White House helipad. Don’t expect Xi Jinping to use it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/donald-trump-built-a-us-5-million-white-house-helipad-dont-expect-xi",
        "published": "2026-09-23T20:07:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ottawa Citizen",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/news-of-the-day-ottawa-city-council-approves-trump-avenue-name-change",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Xi Jinping lands in Washington with Trump waiting on the tarmac",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/xi-jinping-lands-in-washington-with-trump-waiting-on-the-tarmac-9432807",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:56:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Xi Jinping lands in Washington with Trump waiting on the tarmac",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/xi-jinping-lands-in-washington-with-trump-waiting-on-the-tarmac",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:56:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}