{
  "id": 9686444,
  "title": "China’s Xi shares a rare laugh on White House tour at Trump’s Biden autopen joke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/chinas-xi-shares-a-rare-laugh-on-white-house-tour-at-trumps-biden-9686444",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T03:13:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368744/chinas-xi-shares-rare-laugh-white-house-tour-trumps-biden-autopen-joke"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese President Xi Jinping visibly laughed during a White House tour with US President Donald Trump, as the latter pointed out a framed \"autopen\" in place of Joe Biden's portrait. This moment of genuine laughter stood out against Xi's typically composed demeanor during his first state visit to the United States in over a decade. The video of the event showed Trump explaining the autopen to Xi, who appeared to find the remark humorous, accompanied by laughter from others present. This marked a stark contrast to the generally formal public demeanor Xi has maintained throughout the state visit, which has been marred by escalating tensions between the two nations.",
  "summary": "Chinese President Xi Jinping broke into rare laughter as his US counterpart Donald Trump showed him a framed “autopen” displayed in place of the former American leader Joe Biden’s portrait during a White House tour. The viral moment stood out against the Chinese leader’s otherwise restrained demeanour during his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade. A video released by the…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/protesters-of-xis-policies-push-for-change-in-earshot-of-white-house",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:37:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China’s Xi shares a rare laugh on White House tour at Trump’s Biden autopen joke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/chinas-xi-shares-a-rare-laugh-on-white-house-tour-at-trumps-biden",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:13:32.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/what-was-it-like-inside-the-white-house-dinner",
        "published": "2026-09-25T04:28:36.000Z"
      },
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        "title": "Who attended the White House dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/who-attended-the-white-house-dinner-for-chinese-leader-xi-jinping",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:01:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Toasts, handshakes and smiles: Moments from Xi’s White House state dinner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/toasts-handshakes-and-smiles-moments-from-xis-white-house-state-dinner",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:02:56.000Z"
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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."
}