Xi takes Trump on tour of Communist Party's seat of power as China visit ends

US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing ended with a tour of Zhongnanhai, the exclusive, heavily guarded 14th Century compound where top Chinese leaders live and work. Xi leading him on the tour was yet another moment for the cameras in a two-day trip heavy on pageantry but scant on details about policy agreed by both sides. The much-anticipated summit between the superpowers follows tensions over trade and the Iran war, but both leaders seemed conciliatory, with Trump calling his visit "incredible".Xi described it as a "new bilateral relationship" and promised to send Trump seeds of the Chinese roses they admired during their stroll, to which Trump replied: "I love that, it's great."Zhongnanhai, located about 20km east of Tiananmen Square, is widely regarded as China's White House. Once used as a secondary residence for Chinese emperors, the compound is prized for its lakes and manicured gardens. It became the seat of power for China's Communist government in 1949. Today it is one of the most politically significant landmarks in Beijing, and an invitation to it for foreign dignitaries is often seen as an honor and a sign of closeness. When Trump asked about other foreign leaders who had been inside the compound, Xi said it's "extremely rare", before adding that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had been there. Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko also visited Zhongnanhai last year.