Tariff or being invited to Beijing, which is more important to Trump?

 Trump is now being torn between tariffs and being invited to Beijing to meet up with Xi. Both are now the Achilles' Heel of Trump. China should exploit these weaknesses of Trump to squeeze the most out of him.

For the moment, it seems that Trump values an invite to Beijing as the most important thing in this term of office. Not being invited to Beijing is a big humiliation to him. It says Xi not only did not come to kiss his ass, Xi is cold shouldering him, leaving Trump out in the most important public relations event in big power politics, to be seen in the company of Xi and has a photo op with him.

How dare Xi not invite him to Beijing to be the VIP in China's Victory Parade in WW2? Many leaders will be there, Putin will be there. For Trump, the emperor of the American Empire not being invited is just unacceptable. By hook or by crook, Trump must be invited to be seen with Xi and Putin, the two most powerful men on earth, the two men he called good friends. It would be a joke that his good friends did not invite him for a party.

Xi knows how big Trump's ego is. Everything is about him, Trump the emperor. Trump must be seen in all the important events and places, and being in Beijing with Xi is THE thing. How much more backtracking is Trump going to take to please Xi just for this invite? TACO will be in another level if he is going to be in Beijing. But the suspense is draining Trump. Xi is simply keeping quiet, not saying a word about it.

On the other hand, Trump is boasting in public that Xi has invited him, and that he has received a lot of invitations, like from Marcos of the Philippines, Modi, Zelensky and Netanyahu and a few ass lickers that wanted to be seen with him for a photo op. With such bragging, if Xi did not invite him, Trump would have nowhere to hide his face. Trump has dug himself into a corner and must be in Beijing, even if not attending the Victory Parade, perhaps another day. Being invited by Xi is now the most important thing in his life.

Why would Xi want to have this untamed bull in a China shop to embarrass him and everyone in a major PR event in China? It would be disastrous if that happens. Better be safe than be sorry. And there is no reason for Xi and Putin to want to be seen with Trump, the scoundrel that is waging all kinds of wars and mischiefs against them.

PS. Trump is busily trying to put up a big trade delegation including all the top honchos of America as an excuse to visit Beijing. It is like making an offer that Xi cannot refuse. Latest, the honchos are going to China themselves, without Trump, knowing that Trump is not welcomed in China.

Ukraine War started by the American terrorists. Trump orders Putin to stop it in 12 days

Trump just plucks figures from the air. Before coming to power, he boasted about ending the Ukraine War within 24 hours. Lately, he gave the ultimatum to Putin to settle for the Ukraine Peace Deal within 90 days, or else. Yesterday, it was another story, giving Putin 10 to 12 days instead of the 90 days to accept the deal or else. This is not the kind of leader that the world thinks he is sensible, but more likely that he is mentally unsound. Trump thinks Putin is that simple minded like him, waking up at 3 am in the morning after a bad dream and talking nonsense the next day.

Trump can give Putin 12 hours to make the deal, hoping Putin does not have the time to make enough weapons, but it makes little difference. Russia has already all the weapons made to expand the war, to destroy Ukraine if necessary. Putin does not need 12 hours or 90 days to make enough weapons to sink Ukraine. The same with China, weapons all ready for any war with the USA. Both Russia and China have the greatest advantage in raw materials to do that. Not the USA nor the EU, with rare earth restrictions hanging like the Sword of Damocles which everyone knows.

Now Trump is rushing to take credit for the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. He is again throwing trade deals as his 'Art of the Deal' to make peace between Thailand and Cambodia, just like between India and Pakistan. Trump is truly desperate to get the Nobel Peace Prize by hook or by crook. Laughable, calling himself a peace President.


Anonymous

China spends its budget on caring for its people, America spends its budget on wars and destabilising the world

USA has the best, because the people can vote for the right hand or the left hand. Other than that, what else is there to show? Just look at the drug problem in Kensington, Pennsylvania alone, where they call it the zombie street, with drug addicts sleeping on the walkways not knowing whether it is day or night. This is not the only place in the USA that have zombies lining the streets. There are many other places where drug dealers openly do businesses in front of police stations and law enforcements.

Singapore is somewhere between China and the USA. Singaporeans pride themselves on having the right to vote, for a dictatorship which some called it. It is the best example of a dictatorship that is working like a democracy. That it works so well is grounded in the greed, fear and afraid to lose mentality of its citizens. The three together works like a charm and the ruling party knows it. Just throwing chicken wings now and then will keep the people happy and contented. How long will it last is the question, as more and more is demanded. People living with crutches will never give up their benefit with those crutches. They will fall down. We have seen that in our northern neighbor.

China is a communist state, a dictatorship which the West likes to use to demonize it. Call it the worst of the three, with the people without the right to vote. However, it is a proven 'benevolent' communist state or a dictatorship, with the people at the heart and pinnacle of the ruling CCP. It puts to shame the democracy of the USA, where citizens are not at the heart of the ruling elites. A perfect example is adding to their misery with those tariffs, while the super-rich get tax cuts, the sector that matters to the ruling elites.

Now, which is better is for their citizens to choose, not for us to say. They choose the system; they have to live with it.


Anonymous

Gaza Genocide - Theatre of two mass murderers...Trump and Netanyahu

CAIRO: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday (Jul 28) many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, as Palestinians struggled to feed their children a day after Israel declared steps to improve supplies.

As the death toll from two years of war in Gaza nears 60,000, a growing number of people are dying from starvation and malnutrition, Gaza health authorities say, with images of starving children shocking the world and fuelling international criticism of Israel over sharply worsening conditions.

Describing starvation in Gaza as real, Trump's assessment put him at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said on Sunday "there is no starvation in Gaza" and vowed to fight on against the Palestinian militant group Hamas - a statement he reposted on X on Monday.

However, Netanyahu later on Monday described the situation in Gaza as "difficult", saying his country was working to ensure aid delivery to the besieged strip.

"Israel will continue to work with international agencies as well as the US and European nations to ensure that large amounts of humanitarian aid flow into the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu said, according to a statement from his office. CNA

Between these two war criminals, Trump and Netanyahu, one supplies all the weapons and the other uses it to genocide the Palestinians. Now one clown said the Palestinians are dying of starvation and he is going to build food centres to feed them. The other clown said condition is difficult and he is working to ensure aid reaches the starving Palestinians, but blocking all the aids going to them, and killing aid workers.

Clown Trump also said Israel has a lot of responsibility for aid flows to save the starving Palestinians. The Americans, clown Trump himself, are complicit in massacring the Palestinians and have no responsibility?

This piece of great news about these two mass murderers is the height of western media hypocrisy. But don't blame the western media and their accomplices, the reporters and journalists. Blame the silly people that believe in such nonsensical reports. 

And one mass murderer is nominating the other mass murderer for Nobel Peace Prize, for genociding the Palestinians people. And you can bet the equally clownish Nobel Committee would seriously consider the nomination and very likely to award a peace prize to War Criminal Donald Trump. And the other war criminal Netanyahu would be given the honour to present the prize. And the whole western world and their journalists and reporters would be there to report on this sickening farce of the century, with no shame or guilt.

The killing is still going on daily, nonstop, 24/7. No more bleeding heart western NGOs and leaders to shed crocodile tears for the Palestinians. And the western media would glorify on the food centres that mass murderer Trump would set up, if it did happen, to justify for his peace prize. It would be front page news.

What card is Singapore playing?

 PM Lawrence Wong made his first official visit outside Asean to China instead of the USA. This was a strong signal to both America and China that China is a very important partner to Singapore, but this would not be taken lightly by the Americans. In a way Singapore cannot visit Washington now in the face of Trump's hostile tariff policies and his rude remarks that leaders would be going to Washington to kiss his ass. This statement has made many leaders to stay away from Washington for the time being except for those that do not mind kissing Trump's ass.

Asean and the world are watching Singapore carefully in its relationship with the world's two superpowers, USA and China. Some may see this as Singapore playing the China card. Hsien Loong's comment that was played up in the social media about a world without America, ie World minus one, too gave the impression that America is losing its number one position in Singapore.

Then out of the blue came the release of information provided by America and India that China was cyberattacking Singapore. And Singapore treated this very seriously, like real when it is from the Americans and Indians. There was no indication of wanting to suspect that this could be another false flag incident to drive a wedge between China and Singapore by the Americans and the Indians. Or is this how Singapore is showing its hand, that it is playing the American and Indian cards?

China was furious and denied the allegation, calling for proof. The Americans and Indians would definitely have their versions of proof that China was guilty. How reliable or true were the proofs is subject to interpretation of the believers, as the motive and intent are political in nature. The consequence is that the China card seems to be dropped, and Singapore is now seen waving the American and Indian cards to China.

More reports are being churned out in local media about state hackers attacking Singapore. You can guess where the fingers are pointing. The source definitely not from America or India, or from 5 eyes countries. Singapore can trust its good friends not to hack into Singapore. Is China a friend or a foe? To the brain dead Singaporeans, this world is black and white. Only 'enemies' attack you. There are no such things as false flag or fabricated incidents. And China is so stupid, conducts hacking and be caught so easily by third world talents red handed, ... at the same time admitting that China's state hackers are the best in the world.  Never heard of the phrase, thief shouting thief?

Marcos Junior was reported saying that the Philippines is in the process of forming a coalition of likeminded countries against China. Singapore's defence pact with the Philippines and the visit of Lawrence Wong to the Philippines recently, a country that most Asean leaders would avoid, could be seen as playing the Philippines card.

So, which card is Singapore really playing? The China card seems to be shaky now with the cyberattack allegation still hanging in the air. But Singapore has nothing to worry about. Singapore can fall back on the American card, to earn plenty of dollars, and the Indian card, plenty of rupees, and also the Philippine card, the most powerful military state in Asean that is preparing for war with China. Having three cards is better than one, I supposed. And the three cards are all of the same shade of colours and likeminded, like Singapore.

At the worst, Singapore just loses China and find the door to BRICS completely shut. But with the big American and Indian markets fully open, Singapore's future is secured. This could be the reason why Singapore is putting more billions into India. And Singapore can count on the Philippines and can buy  more bananas and have more maids to grease its economy.

Singapore is in a very good position to have so many cards to play with. And the future is in India. Even if the Trump brings down America, India is a virgin market of growth with 1.4b potential middle class customers to feed. And Singapore can use its Indian diaspora to gain an edge in investing in India. Singapore must be thinking long term and playing the long game in India.

What do you think?