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China’s Xi shares a rare laugh on White House tour at Trump’s Biden autopen joke
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 25 Sept 2026, 03:13 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “China’s Xi shares a rare laugh on White House tour at Trump’s Biden autopen joke”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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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…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Trump autopen joke at Biden’s expense draws rare laugh from China’s Xi
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China’s Xi shares a rare laugh on White House tour at Trump’s Biden autopen joke
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- South China Morning PostTrump autopen joke at Biden’s expense draws rare laugh from China’s Xi