Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit to Beijing, multiple outlets report that heavily armoured United States Secret Service vehicles associated with his motorcade are already present in the Chinese capital. Channel NewsAsia and the South China Morning Post both say that black, tinted-window SUVs with U.S. government plates were spotted on Beijing roads before the official arrival. The vehicles are widely described as Secret Service transport, including armored models such as Suburban-style SUVs, sometimes referred to colloquially as “the Beast.”
The sightings are presented as early signs of a major security deployment in the lead-up to what both reports characterize as a high-profile diplomatic event involving China and the United States. Both accounts rely on photos shared online and circulating through social media in the days before the visit. Neither report, in the provided excerpts, offers additional official confirmation beyond the vehicle sightings. The reports therefore focus primarily on the visibility of the motorcade vehicles and the implied start of security preparations in Beijing before Trump’s grand entry on May 14.
