Trump is so bizarre, that every word that comes out of his mouth is not to be taken at face value. Not one word! He just blared out his mind depending on which side of the bed he got up from and tried to extract a response. China is making him irrational by ignoring his tantrums.
Just take the issue of meeting Xi at the APEC summit in South Korea this coming November as an example. Trump had been making unilateral wishes that Xi will meet him for talks at the summit, while Xi has not spoken a word of wanting to meet him or even attending the meeting. He followed up with that by trying to put pressure on Xi by saying it is of no benefit to meet Xi in the face of China's further sanctions on rare earth, which was later retracted. Today, he is sending again changing the script that he may not even meet Xi at the APEC meeting, taking into account the silence of Xi. Perhaps he has begun to realize that Xi is not in favor of meeting him at all. Why make to and from excuses that are untrue, knowing that he has no more cards to play?
Now Trump is putting words in India's mouth by claiming that India has agreed to buy less Russian oil, which India has just kept quiet without having to refute. India just said that India's buying of oil is all about taking care of its own interest. Now perhaps the Indians are smarter than the stupid Europeans, not knowing they are being led by the pipe piper into the sewer by following without question.
All the grandstanding about stopping countries from buying Russian energy is only an agenda hatched by the USA to force countries to buy USA energy, which China has completely cut off now. China's move is a real indication of its desire to decouple from the USA, clear and simple.
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I came across a video, true or not, about a plot by the CIA to assassinate Modi at the SCO summit in Tianjin in August/September and to blame it on China. The plot was said to be uncovered by the Russians, which Putin relayed to Modi, even providing Modi with rides in his Russian 'tank' for protection. The USA, of course denied the allegations about the CIA plot. But we know there is no smoke without fire.
Worthy of note was that Modi was not present at the ASEAN meeting days ago, instead just addressing the meeting virtually. Malaysia is, to be blunt, not giving the kind of protection as in China for Modi. Modi was trying to avoid Trump to prevent any awkward confrontation. Was Modi being cautious now that a plot is on course to take him out? If the CIA is involved, things are not that simple. Even Duterte knows what the CIA can do to him while he was President of the Philippines and leaning towards China. His words - 'If I survive the CIA' tells the whole story of why he had to back off trying to cement relations with China. He was probably warned and he should be.
Best way to handle the narcissistic orange loser and bankrupt is to ignore him. These loonies just want attention and will do anything to get some. When ignored, they'll brew and explode. Nobody gets hurt.
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