Row on tarmac an awkward G20 start for U.S., China

[NWCorona]

Source: Reuters

A Chinese official confronted U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser on the tarmac on Saturday prompting the Secret Service to intervene, an unusual altercation as China implements strict controls ahead of a big summit.

Shortly after Obama's plane landed in the eastern city of Hangzhou, a Chinese official attempted to prevent his national security adviser Susan Rice from walking to the motorcade as she crossed a media rope line, speaking angrily to her before a Secret Service agent stepped between the two.

Rice responded but her comments were inaudible to reporters standing underneath the wing of Air Force One. It was unclear if the official, whose name was not immediately clear, knew that Rice was a senior official and not a reporter.

The same official shouted at a White House press aide who was instructing foreign reporters on where to stand as they recorded Obama disembarking from the plane.

Read more: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1190AT

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While people are focused on Russia. China and NK is starting to boil over on the back burner.

[SCVDem]

1. One guy.

I am not going to get excited over one overzealous guy.

It appears to be a communication issue over protocol. Maybe they expected the Presidents party to stay in a group.

It's a good thing our secret service never messes up!

[NWCorona]

2. Yes one guy. I wonder what kind of talking to he will be getting?

[ansible]

6. The chinese disrespected Obama pretty badly

He was the only one who wasn't given a red carpet greeting. Might not mean much for us but to the chinese that's an extremely rude thing to do.

[AgadorSparticus]

9. The Chinese are despicable.

[appal_jack]

7. The entire "Welcome" was a blatant snub.

As this Guardian article details, nothing in such a Chinese event happens by accident:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/04/barack-obama-deliberately-snubbed-by-chinese-in-chaotic-arrival-at-g20?CMP=fb_gu

China’s leaders have been accused of delivering a calculated diplomatic snub to Barack Obama after the US president was not provided with a staircase to leave his plane during his chaotic arrival in Hangzhou before the start of the G20.

Chinese authorities have rolled out the red carpet for leaders including India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, the South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, Brazil’s president, Michel Temer, and the British prime minister, Theresa May, who touched down on Sunday morning.

But the leader of the world’s largest economy, who is on his final tour of Asia, was forced to disembark from Air Force One through a little-used exit in the plane’s belly after no rolling staircase was provided when he landed in the eastern Chinese city on Saturday afternoon.

Disappointing, and definitely something the next President needs to manage.

-app

[saidsimplesimon]

3. K&R

Thank you for sharing this, Reuters is a reliable source. It's a shame that most national news media continue to parrot the same program material. It is always refreshing to watch AM Joy, Lawrence O'Donnell, Steve Kornacki and my local media focus and something other than that boring, reality star loser.

I wish President Obama could and would run for another term. Oh well, you go with the hand you are dealt.

[martin mike]

4. at least Jan Brewer wasn't there

desiccated old #$%#%!

[Blue Dalek]

5. I wish Obama had said to her

Get that finger out of my face or I will have the secret service break it off and shove it up your ass. But alas PBO is a better man than I am.

[AgadorSparticus]

8. Don't get me started on that old hag. Her time is up and she needs to just go away.

Which will be hard for someone like her.

[dembotoz]

10. keep this in mind as you wait in line for the next apple device

understand american made is not practical but still

[roamer65]

11. This is life under the new Sino-Russian axis.

Meanwhile, Putin arrived to an elaborate red carpet greeting. He gave the Chinese leader what he dearly likes, Russian ice cream.