This is President Obama’s last G-20 conference, and his last scheduled visit to China before the end of his presidency. And China is apparently treating Obama like a lame duck already. The Chinese couldn’t even be bothered with bringing Obama stairs at the airport so he could actually get off Air Force One.

Obama on G20 airport "kerfuffle": "I wouldn't over-crank the significance of it"

— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsin) September 4, 2016

But the optics were pretty obvious:

Spot the difference:@narendramodi got red carpet treatment while @barackobama waited for stairs (no carpet) #G20 pic.twitter.com/bXH5qr8LQS

— Theresa Fallon (@TheresaAFallon) September 3, 2016