# Trump says he called Xi Jinping the 'king' of China

Speaking Tuesday at the National Republican Congressional Committee spring dinner in Washington, US President Donald Trump said he called General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping a 'king' during a state visit to Beijing in 2017. Trump said Xi had denied he was a king but the US leader insisted. Xi appeared to appreciate the remark.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2019
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: VOA Cantonese
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trump_says_he_called_Xi_Jinping_the_%27king%27_of_China.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: VOA Cantonese
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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