NotMyPresident Trump, 79, met with NeitherMyPresident Xi, 72, in Beijing for two days. When two deaf people meet, what are they talking about? Stories of deaf people. During two days, all the arguments of each others fall on deaf ears.
According to their respective statements following their main meeting of more than two hours, they didn’t listen to each other a lot. One meeting, two press releases, two versions of success. Their official accounts reveal surprisingly divergent views of what mattered most to the leaders but also to their citizens or public opinion (if such a concept even exists in tyrannical regimes).
The US statement talks about how Washington is focusing on trade (China is about to buy billions of dollars worth of American soybeans, really ?) fentanyl, and Iran. The american diplomacy highlighted wonderful marvelous extraordinary but concrete economic deals as well as an apparent alignment on the Iranian issue. Donald Trump himself claimed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had offered to help ensure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. He did indeed make an offer. President Xi said, « If I can be of any help, I would be happy to assist » Mr. Trump-the-trouble-maker has revealed.
While Beijing is emphasizing status of Taiwan, stabilizing bilateral relations, and Donald Trump’s praise of President Xi Jinping. And the chinese account only indirectly mentions the Iranian issue. It merely notes, in vague terms, that the two presidents « exchanged views on major international and regional issues, such as the situation in the Middle East, the Ukrainian crisis, and the Korean Peninsula. »
Where do these two completely different statements meet ? In the middle of nowhere, obviouly.
To be totaly fair to Mr. NotMyPresident, he seems to have listen carefully one point. Trump said Xi reiterated China’s strong opposition to Taiwan’s independence. “I heard him out. I didn’t make a comment.”
Later Trumpoleon stated that he has not yet decided whether or not to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan (in December 2025 he authorized a record-setting $11 billion weapons package for Taipei and congress also approved a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan in January 2026) after hearing concerns about it from Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I will make a determination, but you know I think the last thing we need right now is a war, 15 300 kilometers away.”
What is he planning with this « determination » ? Is he preparing to sell United States support pro a free Taiwan in exchange for stupid trade deals, on rare earth for instance? Is Donald Trump about to sell out the national interest of a combative, democratic and wealthy island, the leading supplier of chips for AI, and for US industry ?
See how he handles the Russian issue and his privileged relationship with Vladimir Vladimirovitch ! We can worried because Trumpoleon is no stranger to stupid things. It won’t be his first time being an awkward.
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Donald Trump doesn’t seem to have got what he came for. What a pity!