Shoving Match Involving Press Breaks Out in China

LAT‘s Mike Memoli reports from China that a “nasty shoving match” broke out between officials and members of the press pool in Bejing’s Great Hall of the People. Officials attempted to remove reporters who were trying to listen to V.P. Biden‘s speech. The V.P.’s staff came to their defense.

He wrote: “At this point the Chinese officials attempted to begin clearing press out of the room. Press and the VP’s staff argued to keep us in the room, since we had heard Xi’s full statement and had to hear Biden’s full statement.”