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An embarrassing moment for Beijing. During President Trump's visit, a standoff erupted Thursday afternoon between Western media staff and Chinese security personnel. The BBC broadcast the moment, showing Chinese security guards holding a group of Western journalists inside a building as Trump and Xi toured a landmark historic site in the Chinese capital. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Beijing's Temple of Heaven Thursday afternoon. It's a historic site in China where emperors once held religious ceremonies. A video clip shows that as they were about to leave, Western press members were not allowed to follow the president. Other reports say the standoff began after a Chinese security officer blocked a U.S. Secret Service agent from entering the site while armed. Instead, Chinese security personnel directed reporters to remain inside a building. No explanation was given, but they complied. They later realized they were about to miss President Trump's motorcade. The Chinese side told reporters they could only leave after regime leader Xi Jinping left the venue. That's when the standoff erupted. You could hear the urgency in the reporters' voice as they told Chinese officials they needed to return to their vehicle, which is part of the president's motorcade. The situation escalated. Western press members eventually left the building. The Chinese side did not take further steps to escalate the situation. However, frustration was evident in the Western reporters' voices. There was also confusion within the Chinese group with some heard speaking in Mandarin and asking whose idea was this. Separately, Fox News host Brett Baier reported another incident in Beijing where their car was ticketed just two minutes after being parked illegally. Baier suggested it may have been the result of surveillance cameras covering much of the Chinese capital.