Ooh Burn: China “Intentionally Disrespects” Obama on Arrival at G-20 Summit; Gives Putin “Red Carpet Treatment”

Without stairs or a red carpet to deplane, Obama was forced to use a rear emergency exit.

China openly diss’d President Obama upon his arrival at the G-20 Summit by failing to provide stairs to Air Force One; forcing Obama to use his emergency exit stairs from the rear of the plane.  While that was going on, a China official scolded National Security Adviser Susan Rice for walking past a Press Line Rope.  Rice told the official “This is our plane and our procedures” to which the official replied “This is our country and our airport.” Last but not least, China refused permission for the US media to travel with the Obama Motorcade as it always does, forcing them to follow miles behind.

It became clear immediately that China intentionally adopted an antagonistic attitude toward the US; likely over the ongoing dispute about islands in the South China Sea.  The US Supports the Philippines Claims – which were affirmed by the World Court at the Hague months ago – and China objects to US “freedom of navigation maneuvers” in that area.  Their displeasure with the US was made quite plain when Obama arrived for the G-20 Summit.

Putin Gets Red Carpet Treatment

Chinese officials had no such problems greeting Russian president Vladimir Putin with full honors, whose arrival – on the red carpet – took place without a glitch.

#G20China – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China for G20 summit https://t.co/R3c03SyRfl pic.twitter.com/MsVMTIblxg

— Ruptly (@Ruptly) September 3, 2016

The favor was returned: according to RT, Putin brought a box of Russian ice-cream as a gift to Chinese leader Xi Jinping: “I promised you I’d bring some ice-cream,” Putin said. “I’ve brought for you a box of it as a gift.” Xi Jinping is a real fan of Russian ice-cream. “Thank you very much for the gift, for the tasty ice-cream. In my every trip to Russia I always ask to buy Russian ice-cream. And then, at home, we eat it,” the Chinese leader said.