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In Trumpeting His Ballroom Project, Trump Has Used China as an Example
24 September 2026 at 17:41
President Trump has repeatedly cited the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as inspiration and competition with his own design.
The Great Hall of the People was built in less than a year starting in late 1958. Mao Zedong had called for its construction years earlier.
© Kenny Holston/The New York Times
