A light-hearted exchange over smartphone security between Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung caught global attention during their meeting in Gyeongju on Saturday. As per Reuters, when Xi presented Lee with two Xiaomi smartphones—one for him and one for his wife—Lee smilingly asked, “Is the line secure?” prompting laughter among officials. Xi responded with a grin, “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” referring to preinstalled software that could enable surveillance. The remark drew laughter and applause from Lee, who clapped his hands in amusement as cameras captured the candid moment during the diplomatic gift exchange following the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. According to The New York Times, Xi’s off-the-cuff humou

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