Behind the scenes of Trump's visit to China with Secret Services standoff and staffer 'trampled'

Behind the scenes of the high-stakes China summit, tensions are reportedly erupting as all eyes are on the US and China leaders. President Trump and Xi Jinping have held talks discussing divisive issues such as the Iran war, trade, technology and Taiwan. Trump claimed in a toast at the state banquet that the US and China have a “deep sense of mutual respect” but the off stage relations between the nations have seemingly continued to worsen as the state visit continues. With a reported 'standoff' and one US staffer trampled by a horde of Chinese journalists backstage of the trip has been labelled a “s***show”. The first incident occurred on Thursday morning when a group from the Chinese press reportedly stormed into Trump’s meeting with President Xi, knocking over and stepping on a White House staffer. As the aide was knocked over Americans protested at the actions, but thankfully they were not seriously injured. Members of Trump's Secret Service also reportedly had confrontation with Chinese officials after being barred from entering a historic Beijing temple due to one of the agents possessing a firearm. A journalist claimed the "intense" standoff took place during Trump's first full day of the state visit which caused delays. According to the White House press pool, the agent accompanying reporters was stopped by Chinese security and refused entry to the temple's compound due to his firearm. This dispute between US and Chinese officials led to a delay in the press corps entering the temple complex with press officials briefly held while US and Chinese officials engaged in a heated debate about whether they could proceed. As they were held in the holding room, one American reporter shouted “We have to go!” Chinese officials the reportedly chased the US delegation as they ran across the square to reach Trump’s convoy of cars. The unseen dramas of the trip have thus far contrasted the majority of the interactions between the two leaders, with the standoff taking place as a peaceful tour of the historic temple was taken by Xi and Trump. However, discussing tense issues between the nations Xi warned that the countries could "come into conflict" in a two hour showdown earlier on Thursday. The Chinese leader said: “If handled properly, bilateral relations can remain generally stable. “If handled poorly, the two countries will clash or even come into conflict, pushing the entire China-US relationship into a highly dangerous situation.”