So far the signs are there that the meeting will be on. The Americans are very hopeful that it will happen and have already despatched Trump's bullet proof armoured car to Beijing. Beijing is still mum when asked about the meeting in May 14/15. The official Chinese position is that there is nothing to report about this meeting, not confirming nor denying that it would take placee.
Many American ass kissing countries would be proudly telling the whole world that the great clown President of the USA will be visiting their country, an event to be proud of. The visit by an American President, even if he is a clown or a scumbag, is a very big event. They might even mint commemorative coins for this special event.
China on the other hand did not seem to care about this visit, like a non event. No news, not willing to report about it. To China, this is nothing to celebrate or to look forward to. This is an unfriendly meeting. What is so great about this scumbag visiting China? And the purpose of this visit is more like 'hong men yan', 鸿门宴, a dangerous and deadly meeting of two parties. Xi is not happy about this meeting. Trump is pretending to be smiling but carrying a dagger to the meeting. The show will go on, but what will come out from it?
Trump have thrown several punches at Xi and is coming with a list of demands for China to obey, like buying more soya beans, buying Boeing planes, buying downgraded chips that China did not want, buying more American debt, stop dedollarisation, and stopping supplying arms to Iran, selling more rare earths to America, etc etc. It is a gangster trying to bully and coerce China.
Xi have taken the blows in silence, at best trying to ward them off. Everyone is watching how Xi will respond to Trump's pressure. Xi can continue to appease the Americans and agree to all the demands of the gangster Trump. Xi can take a strong stand against the American demands and said no. Or Xi can make some compromises, some trade off on a quid quo pro basis.
So far, Xi had been giving in to Trump in most of the meetings. Would this meeting be different? The first sign that Xi may take a stronger stand this time is the defiance against American sanctions on China's teapot refineries. Xi has ordered all Chinese banks and companies to ignore this American sanctions with the passing of a new law against American gangsterism and extraterritorial jurisdiction. Would this coming meeting be a repeat of the Alaska Meeting when China showed the middle finger at the Americans? Xi is too polite to do so but can do it in a polite but firm way to say no to the American gangsters.
The world is watching how Xi is going to respond to the scumbag this time. The Chinese people too will be watching. The Japanese and Taiwanese, the Iranians, the Russians, Indians and all the BRICS countries will be watching. Will China finally stand up to the American gangsters?
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Trump coming to Beijing with demands is a sure thing and the West is already expecting it. Xi's willingness to compromise is another thing. We have gone through that scenario many times before. Demand for more rare earth, demand for more sales of soya beans to China, demand for China to cut down exporting, even demand that China must not retaliate when Trump enacted his trade war during his first term. What were the results? Back to square one as always and still working inside the same square again during this visit. Even if nothing is agreed, Trump will still claim victory. Stay tuned and expect the expected.
It is true that Xi is not looking forward to meeting Trump. Why should he be when he is holding all the cards? Trump has no cards to play and needs to visit Beijing, not the other way round that others without cards have to go to Washington to do some ass kissing. After this, Trump is talking about inviting Xi to visit him in Washington. Again, why would Xi want to visit him in Washington, which Trump will probably try to spin it into Xi also needing to kiss ass, lol. I do not expect Xi to go to Washington, the last place he should go to.
Right now, so many world leaders have already gone to Beijing to visit Xi. Mark Carney of Canada, Emmanuel Macron of France, Friedrich Merz of Germany, Kier Starmer of UK, Abbas Araghchi the Foreign Minister of Iran, Sergei Lavrov the Foreign Minister of Russia, while some others are on their way. Oh, lest I forgot, Taiwan's KMT leader, Cheng Li-wun, just visited China, as only an opposition political leader, and given a tumultuous welcome everywhere she goes. So, what is the beef about all the song and dance regarding Trump's visit anyway? China will just do its part diplomatically, nothing to gloat about even if that visit does come about.
Even foreign ministers get to meet Xi. Trump could have accomplish what he wants by sending Rubio!!
To rub the salt in, instead of a state banquet, just order 2 Big Macs takeaway with a diet Coke for his dinner in his hotel.
Remember a few years ago, Sillypore land was very happy to spend $16mil of tax payer money just to have Trump & Kim come over to wine & dine. I guess it is always very easy to spend OPM to show how nice we are & also enjoy the left over food as well.
Asshole Marco Rubio is banned from visiting China.
China does not have to stand up, not this time, not any other time. China just has to sit down calmly, watch the circus clowns perform and let them make the same mistakes again and again. Even Iran is learning from China, not resorting to showboating, even if on the upper hand, but just a balance measure of silence and making sure to be alert.
Keeping the enemy guessing is the best strategy. Not letting the enemy know the plan is the best way to keep the enemy on tenterhooks. Xi plays his cards close to his chest, giving nothing away, just cool, calculated and quiet response when the time comes. Nothing loud, nothing unsettling for the rest of the world and always having a strategic mindset already predetermined.
Trump always chicken out when his rhetorics finds no headway without any exit plan. China makes decisions with always an alternative plan in place and have little to chicken out. Just look at China's foray in renewables, into EVs, shipbuilding, battery technology, electrification of its transport system and building logistics catering to renewables. It does not waiver in the face of sanctions and that sends a message to the USA regarding its resolve in semi-conductors and AI. Sure, China is still behind the USA in semi-conductors, but do not bet on China being always behind the curve.
Chinese EVs were laughed at by Elon Musk. How could Chinese EV makers compare with Tesla, the king of EVs. Now his is not laughing for sure. Jensen Huang of Nividia is more circumspect and has seen the tip of the iceberg regarding China's semi-conductor and AI ambitions. He is wary and he knows what the Chinese can accomplish. It takes a Chinese to understand what and how another Chinese mind works and thinks.
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