{"id":37525,"date":"2025-11-03T08:21:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/xi-jinping-joked-about-espionage-presenting-the-south-korean-president-with-several-chinese-smartphones\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:21:29","slug":"xi-jinping-joked-about-espionage-presenting-the-south-korean-president-with-several-chinese-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/xi-jinping-joked-about-espionage-presenting-the-south-korean-president-with-several-chinese-smartphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Xi Jinping joked about espionage, presenting the South Korean president with several Chinese smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese leader Xi Jinping presented South Korean President Lee Jae-myung with two Xiaomi smartphones with Korean-made displays during the APEC summit. Xi Jinping joked about espionage, advising him to check for a backdoor, which generated significant media interest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unn.ua\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.unn.ua%2Fimg%2F2025%2F11%2F03%2F1762156675-1776-large.webp&amp;w=720&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Xi Jinping joked about espionage, presenting the South Korean president with several Chinese smartphones\"\/><\/p>\n<p>China&#039;s President Xi Jinping joked about spying on the South Korean president, presenting him with a pair of smartphones \u2013 he advised him to &quot;check if there&#039;s a backdoor.&quot; This rare joke by the Chinese leader made headlines in Seoul newspapers, UNN reports, citing AFP.<\/p>\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<p>This informal exchange of gifts took place on Saturday in Gyeongju, when Xi Jinping and President Lee Jae-myung presented each other with gifts as part of the APEC summit, marking Xi Jinping&#039;s first visit to South Korea in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Xi Jinping presented Lee with two Xiaomi smartphones with Korean-made displays, to which Lee responded with a joke: &quot;Is the communication line reliable?&quot;, eliciting laughter from Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing to the devices, Xi Jinping replied: &quot;You should check if there&#039;s a backdoor,&quot; referring to installed software that allows third parties to monitor, which drew laughter and applause from Lee.<\/p>\n<p>This brief humorous conversation generated significant media interest over the weekend, as Xi Jinping rarely jokes, let alone about espionage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJZesRPipgY\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Xi Jinping burst out laughing after Lee Jinping&#039;s joke about the security of Xiaomi phones,&quot; read a headline in the Seoul Shinmun daily on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>One video of this on YouTube garnered over 800 comments, many of which expressed surprise.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It feels like martial arts masters exchanging remarks in a duel,&quot; wrote user 021835.<\/p>\n<p>This moment of levity highlighted how close the two leaders had become in two days, Lee&#039;s press secretary Kim Nam-joon told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;From welcoming ceremonies and gift exchanges to banquets and cultural events, both leaders had many opportunities to communicate and strengthen their personal chemistry,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Without such chemistry, such jokes would not have been possible,&quot; the spokesman noted.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by AFP if he would use the phones, Kim replied that it was possible.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Although nothing has been decided yet, he may use the phone,&quot; he said, adding that the phones were given to Lee and his wife.<\/p>\n<p>China sent three astronauts and four mice to its space station31.10.25, 18:45 \u2022 5747 views<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese leader Xi Jinping presented South Korean President Lee Jae-myung with two Xiaomi smartphones with Korean-made displays during the APEC summit. 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