What is the true relationship between Trump and Xi? Trump has been blaring to the world that Xi is his best friend, they have very good understanding of each other, they can work together. How real is this? Superficially, Trump has been very polite to Xi whenever they met, and claimed that they have been calling each other very often to talk about issues and differences. Trump gives the impression that Xi is the only leader he really respect, including Putin and his other good friend, Kim the Rocket Man. But once in a while he would make a slip and made unglamourous comments about Xi and Putin.
In reality, Trump and his regime have been attacking Xi and China everyday, everywhere, every hour. There has been no let up in containing China and bringing down China and also Russia and North Korea. China is about the only country that has been receiving sanctions, attacks and bans for its companies, entities and individuals. The Trump regime has a large propaganda machine and a big army of staff just to monitor every move of China, from political, military, finance, culture and everything under the sky.
Xi on the other hand has never called Trump his best friend or anything like that. Xi is just polite and doing everything according to political protocol and the dignity and decency of his office. Xi has never said a bad word about Trump despite all the attacks by Trump and his rogue regime. Xi took every attack by Trump no matter how despicable and shameful in his stride and just work around it, without directly confronting Trump with an eye for an eye approach.
Xi knows that Trump and his American terrorists are provoking and agitating him towards an open hot war. Xi took the provocations and blows quietly, refusing to engage Trump in a punch for a punch, giving Trump the impression that China can be whacked and attacked whenever he wants and would not hit back, a big sign of weakness. Xi just dodges, blocks, avoids, walk away, but responds through other means and ways. This is a strategy that Mao used in the past, you fight your war in your own way, I fight my war in my own way and my own choosing. No direct military confrontation so far as long as the provocations from the Trump regime did not hit China's core interests.
What is sure, and happening quietly and consistently and persistently, is China's decoupling from America in every field. Xi also works with a slew of organisations to compete and challenge Trump's aggressive moves, in other fields other than military means. Trump is all about showmanship, trumpet blowing, chest thumping, fist waving. Xi is all about control and quiet long term planning and execution, to win the contest with America without having to go to war.
There is no love lost between them. Trump is all about facade, wearing a smiling mask. Now Trump is starting to increase his attacks on China and Chinese companies, banning all chips export to China...without knowing that China does not need any American chip but exporting its own chips, cheap and good, for the rest of the world. And Trump sent a drunkard clown to Singapore to tell the military and diplomatic leaders to arm against China.
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Xi's relationship with other leaders, whether warm or cold, can be seen in his body language.
When Xi meets Putin, Kim or other friendly world leaders, the greeting is frontal warmth and cordiality, facing each other. When Xi meets Trump, apart from the usual handshake, he faces away towards the camera. The message that Xi is sending seems to be - why am I meeting you at all if not for diplomatic reasons. I think most people will do the same, including me.
There is already a hint of the Western media trying to paint the visit to North Korea by Xi as trying to get North Korea back into its orbit knowing that Kim is getting closer to Putin. In other words, trying to split the close relationship between the three - Russia, China and North Korea by throwing doubts. They are trying to bring up the issue that North Korea had sent troops to fight for Russia and therefore making China less important for North Korea.
What do we think will be the consequence if China were also to send troops to fight for Russia? The sky will fall and the dogs will be barking day and night. China is already helping Russia economically, buying the bulk of its energy and opening up trade, which the USA and the West are already unable to swallow.
Remember, the visit to North Korea by Xi was at the invitation of Kim, not shameful self-invitation.
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