Chinese national arrested for trespass at Trump Florida resort: media
Local media reported police were questioning a woman about reports of trespassing at US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort (JOE RAEDLE)
<p>Miami (AFP) – A Chinese national was arrested for trespassing on US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida Wednesday, local media reported, just months after another Chinese citizen illegally entered the club.</p><p>Jing Lu, 56, was stopped by security officers at the private club and asked to leave, but later returned to take photos, Palm Beach police spokesman Michael Ogrodnick said in a statement to NBC 6 South Florida. </p><p>Lu — whose visa was also found to have expired — was charged with loitering and prowling and was being held at the Palm Beach County jail, the statement added.</p><p>"I don’t know yet the details about this incident," Geng Shuang, spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said when asked about the arrest on Thursday.</p><p>In March another Chinese citizen was arrested for attempting to enter Mar-a-Lago while carrying multiple mobile phones and a thumb drive containing malware.</p><p>Zhang Yujing, 33, was jailed for eight months in November for illegal entry and lying to the Secret Service.</p><p>Trump was at a campaign rally in Michigan on Wednesday night, although a fundraising gala was being hosted at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach Post reported.</p><p>Trump tweeted last week that he planned to spend two weeks at Mar-a-Lago, which he calls his "Winter White House", for the holidays. He is expected to arrive on Friday.</p><p>The president also recently announced he was changing his primary residence from his native New York to the resort.</p><p></p>
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