INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In a bid to nurse the broken relationship between the United States and China, presidents of the two countries, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping,
had a first in person meeting in over a year in the US on Thursday
Amid discussion on the conclusions of their long meeting revolving around several themes, a video has surfaced on social media showing the
two renowned leaders talking about their respective state cars.In what we see as a unique car faceoff, Chinese Jinping introduces the POTUS
to his state-vehicle, the Hongqi N701 Limo
It was now time for the US president to boast his own state car which he uses to travel around even in foreign lands
Although most of the details about the cars used by global leaders are usually kept from the public domain, reports suggest that the vehicle
is 18 feet long and shares the same platform as the Hongqi L5
Additionally, keeping optimum security in mind, it gets bulletproof glass, tyres, and boasts of extensive armour plating around the
capital for the G20 Summit, is another example of sheer security on wheels
The 18-feet-long sedan costs $15.8 million (approx Rs 131 crore)
Safety features include night-vision devices, smoke-screens, ability to run on punctured tyres, mine protection, and interestingly, the
bullet proof exteriors include doors that are said to be as heavy as that of a Boeing 757.WatchBiden, Xi Meet for the first time in a year
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