Inside Zhongnanhai - The Beijing Compound Where Trump Met Xi
May 15, 2026·about 7 hours ago·via The New York Times

Zhongnanhai is the heavily guarded political compound in central Beijing that serves as the power center of China’s Communist leadership. The meeting there underscores just how much symbolism Beijing builds around its closed-off seat of power. For Americans, the bigger issue is that China’s rulers operate from secrecy while demanding trust from the outside world. Read more about this...