These are several reasons why Chinese President Xi Jinping might make a rare appearance at the upcoming ASEAN Summit and attend its related meetings, said analysts....
As ASEAN’s rotating chair, Malaysia needs to create a conducive environment for Xi to attend the regional bloc’s summit in October, said analysts.
This includes setting up a possible meeting with Trump and ASEAN leaders to address mutual concerns about trade, and ensuring ceremonial, logistics and protocol considerations are in order. CNA
Anwar as Chair of ASEAN is hoping that Xi will attend the Summit to give it more credence and importance. I believe Xi would like to attend to support Anwar as a good friend of China. But the condition must be right, be conducive for Xi to attend. The analysts suggested that Anwar should arrange a meeting for Xi and Trump. I disagree. Trump is exactly the reason, the only reason for Xi not to attend the Summit. Scoundrel Trump has launched an all out war with China, everyday, everywhere, while smiling like a duck to mislead the world that he is really friendly to China and a nice man. China is watching all his moves and every move is hostile and not ending, to think he can pressure Xi to yield to him.
My take, there is no reason for Xi to meet up with this unreliable and untrustworthy rogue. Trump has been sending endless signals to Xi for a meeting and has been met with total silence. Xi is cold shouldering him, not wanting to be seen with him. So, to think of arranging a meeting for Xi and Trump is the last thing that Xi would want. The only possibility for Xi to attend is when Trump, hoping that Xi would attend but knows that Xi is not attending, and cancel his attendance. Perhaps then Xi would attend at the last moment to avoid meeting up with Trump.
Xi is treating Trump as a pariah that no deals can be made without being torn away or with new demands, sanctions and more bans after a deal. Only the dull would want to talk to Trump and think they could come to a decent deal with this scoundrel.
Sorry Anwar, Xi not attending has nothing to do with you. It is never about Anwar. The condition is just not right for Xi to be seen together with a pariah.
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Deal today, no deal tomorrow. This is Trump's 'Art of the Deal'. For Xi, a deal is a deal, today or tomorrow it still stands as agreed. Why would Xi attend the ASEAN summit just to make any kind of deal with Trump that gets thrown into the dustbin the moment Trump steps off his plane.
If Xi can decline attending Trump's inauguration despite a special invitation that even Modi did not get, I too believe Xi will not attend the meeting but instead will send a high level minister to keep relations with Anwar on even keel. I think Anwar is wise enough to know the reasons for Xi's reluctance to face Trump, not out of fear, but out of disdain.
Trump has lost all credibility as a national leader and as a decent man. He lies, he cheats, he kills, he steals, he bullies, he threatens, without any sense of guilt or shame. And he is the president of a sick country with sick people called the USA.
The Anglophiles still adore Trump and thinking Trump is very important, angmoh tua kee, and Xi must meet him to solve problems. Xi is solving the problems of the world without Trump.
Agree. A deal with rogue Trump is as good as no deal. Trump and his gangsters don't make deal but to steal.
In Trump's delusional mind, no deal is a deal as happened in Switzerland and London, accusing China of breaking the deal when no deal was made.
Trump's meeting with Xi on the sidelines of ASEAN may be broadcasted as a deal being made, a big beautiful deal with Xi and later accused Xi of breaking that deal as well. Xi knows the game that Trump is playing very well and is trying to avoid it if necessary.
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