Why did China’s president fly on commercial airline to Palm Beach?

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Two of the planes primarily are used to transport China's leaders, and the country does not have an airplane fleet for presidential travel similar to that operated by the U.S. Air Force, the South China Morning Post reported.

Before each presidential use, an Air China 747-400 plane is modified with sofas and beds. After each of Xi’s trips, the plane is adapted back to its passenger-use configuration and once more enters the airline’s rotation for regular flights, the Morning Post said.

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