U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. President Obama hopes to highlight his administration’s ongoing commitment to the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation as well as the U.S. rebalance to Asia and the Pacific. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The first sign of trouble: There was no staircase for Obama to exit the plane and descend on the red carpet. Obama used an alternative exit.
On the tarmac, a quarrel broke out between a presidential aide and a Chinese official who demanded the journalists traveling with Obama be prohibited from getting anywhere near him.
It was a breach of the tradition observed whenever the American president arrives in a foreign place.
When the White House official insisted the U.S. would set the rules for its own leader, her Chinese counterpart shot back.
“This is our country! This is our airport!” the Chinese official yelled.
Rice seemed less than amused by the incident when asked about it by a reporter.
“They did things that weren’t anticipated,” she said.
Later, two Chinese officials – one working to assist the American delegation – had to be physically separated after trying to hit each other outside an event.
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